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Camel Prom Mom barely avoids prison


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A North Philadelphia woman who became an internet sensation after hosting lavish events including a 2017 Dubai-theme prom send-off for her son — featuring foreign luxury cars, three tons of sand, and even a rented camel — said she put on the over-the-top parties to give her community a break from poverty and violence.
But on Wednesday, it was Saudia Shuler herself who received the break when a federal judge spared her from prison during her sentencing for government benefit fraud.
Philly’s ‘Camel Prom Mom’ admits to collecting government disability while working to fund lavish parties
Philly mom behind the ‘camel prom’ accused of fraud
U.S. District Judge Juan R. Sanchez ordered the 44-year-old, who became known as “Camel Prom Mom,” to serve six months’ house arrest and three years’ probation — a punishment far less severe than the prison term of four to 10 months called for by federal guidelines.
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