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Watchwoman:<\/strong><\/span> We’ve all heard TV ads from Safe-Link for free cell-phone usuage of 250 minutes a month and a free cell phone “if you qualify.” \u00a0Apparently more than just the poor and elderly “qualify.” \u00a0Read on… \u25ac \u00a0Donna Calvin<\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE OBAMA PHONE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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INVESTIGATION: Abuse of cell phone program designed to help elderly, needy<\/h3>\n
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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) –\u00a0It is a program designed to make sure everyone has a way to make an emergency call for help. But a 19 Action News investigation shows it is being abused in the worst way.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A\u00a0free cellphone program designed to help the elderly and most needy.<\/p>\n

What Reporter Paul Orlousky found is that some of the most greedy have found a way to abuse the program.<\/p>\n

You qualify for a free phone if you are needy. It’s automatic if you are\u00a0on Medicaid, food stamps, SSI or six other government programs and meet income guidelines.<\/p>\n

“You get a free phone and free minutes every month. It’s like a track phone, but they call it an Obama phone,” said one person whom did not wish to be identified.<\/p>\n

In today’s politically charged atmosphere, the term Obama phone is a hot button. Even though the program has been around since 1998.<\/p>\n

“It’s a helpful thing that you can take advantage of, but at the same time, Obama phone the term that’s given is really not a good term. It’s a turn off for real,”\u00a0Cleveland resident Kevin Glover said.<\/p>\n

Drug peddlers often can qualify and have been gobbling up the phones. If they don’t, they pay other people to get them for them.<\/p>\n

Some of the first people to catch on to what was going on were defense attorneys. One told\u00a0Orlousky he heard two of the drug suspects he represented talk about getting a new free phone or Obama phone as soon as he got out of jail.<\/p>\n

“This is for emergency and there’s a lot of people out here that need ’em,” said one Clevelander.<\/p>\n

“What’s your message to the drug boys?” asked Orlousky.<\/p>\n

“Buy your own phone,” she replied.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0http:\/\/www.woio.com\/story\/15480669\/investigation?Call=Email&Format=HTML<\/a><\/p>\n

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