Was Pair in Abuse Case Subsidized?; Cache Deputies Ask If Child Payments Went to Pets, Fax

A Utah couple accused of imprisoning an adopted daughter in a filthy basement room likely received government payments of nearly $1,200 per month for adopting the girl and a half-sister. Adoption subsidy payments received by Chris and Becky Tucker -- which could amount to an annual income of approximately $14,400 -- may become an issue in their case.

Cache County sheriff's deputies said they seized financial records from the Tucker home during a Nov. 12 search. ``We wanted...

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