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Indiana Woman Legally Married Her Father to Cash In on His VA Benefit While He Was in Prison: Police

Indiana woman Kimberly Tempel married her biological father, Bradly McCollom, while he was in prison and already married to fraudulently claim his VA benefits, police say. (Credit: FOX59)

A woman from Tell City, Indiana, is facing bigamy charges for allegedly marrying her biological father to collect his veterans' benefits while he was locked up and she was married to someone else, authorities say.

Vanderburgh County officials uncovered irregularities in a marriage license application filed by Kimberly Tempel, 44, and Bradly McCollom. They claimed to be no closer than second cousins, despite DNA evidence proving a 99.99% probability that McCollom is Tempel's father, court records reveal.

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