{Elkins, West Virginia}...Lena Lunsford, 29, of Bendale, the mother of missing Lewis County 3 year old Aliayah Lunsford, was sentenced Tuesday afternoon to eight months in prison after pleading guilty in January to a single count of federal welfare fraud. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey ruled Lunsford must begin serving her sentence June 28th. She'll also serve one year of probation and must repay the U.S. Department of Agriculture $522.82. Lunsford had been charged with six counts of federal welfare fraud for selling her Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program or SNAP card. As part of the plea agreement five of those counts were dismissed. Prosecutors say she sold $114 dollars worth of welfare benefits. Aliayah Lunsford has been missing since September 2011.
