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Once Mello received a grant check, she deposited the check into her bank account, spending the money on clothing, jewelry, vehicles and real estate. Mello repeated the process 49 times during a six-year period, requesting approximately $117,000,000 in payments, and receiving approximately $108,917,749.

This is a staggering amount of money that for six years she selfishly and egregiously siphoned away from US military dependents and their families at Fort Sam Houston.