Linda Taylor (born Martha Louise White; c. January 1926 – April 18, 2002) was an American woman who committed extensive welfare fraud and, after an article in the Chicago Tribune in fall 1974, became identified as the "welfare queen". Accounts of her activities were used by Ronald Reagan, from his 1976 presidential campaign onwards, to illustrate his criticisms of social programs in the United States. Her criminal activities are believed to have extended beyond welfare fraud and may have included assault, theft, insurance fraud, bigamy, the abduction and sale of children, and possibly even murder.
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Martha Louise White January 1926 Golddust, Tennessee, USA
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18 April 2002 (aged 76) Harvey, Illinois, USA
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