She Kept Ordering DoorDash. Then She Became a Felon at 16: ‘You Can’t Judge a Book By Its Cover’
She had to do what she can to survive.
Like everyone else, those convicted by the eyes of the law have a story to tell. Kenzie (@squidwardssperm) claimed that she became a felon at sixteen, all because of a scheme involving Cash App and DoorDash.
“So basically, I grew up in a very abusive home. Still in that home until eight more months, then I can move out when I’m 18,” Kenzie alleged on TikTok. The teen claimed that her mother had the funds to purchase food at home, but wouldn’t for the love of control.
“It got to the point where I had to take her credit card. Mind you, this all happened when I was fourteen. I got the charges for it when I was 16, because they had to, like, investigate it was me,” the teen clarified. Kenzie said that because she was fourteen, she couldn’t get a job yet.
“As a child that’s starving and knows her mother has the funds to feed her, she goes ahead and takes her mother’s credit card… And uses it to order DoorDash, because she’s starving but she has no other way to get food,” Kenzie explained. The teen said she would take her mother’s name and Social Security number, then place the details under a Cash App account. Kenzie said she used her mother’s credit card to fund the account.
She didn’t disclose for how long the scheme continued, but Kenzie said that at first, her mother didn’t notice the purchases. Whenever the credit card statements came, the expenses were not specified. Her mother supposedly shrugged it off and didn’t notice her daughter was using her card.
Became a felon for the sake of survival
Even if they are a family member, making fraudulent purchases or placing bills under someone else’s name without consent can have legal consequences. One woman almost sent her mother to jail after she tried to force her to pay house bills under her name.
“And then she started figuring it out, that it wasn’t her using the money. So, she got an investigation going,” Kenzie stated. Although she said that Child & Youth Services (CYS) were involved for a while, Kenzie alleged that they did nothing to help her case.
In the end, she claimed that she was charged with identity theft for using her mother’s Social Security number for Cash App. She was not charged for using her mother’s cash for food. Kenzie said that the judge recognized that the charges from the card were for DoorDash. Hence, she was using the funds to get sustenance. Nevertheless, she was ordered by the court to repay the money.
She’s still fighting for the life she wants
“I’ve been paying $125 every month for six months. But recently, my job hasn’t been scheduling me any days, and I’ve been late on three payments,” Kenzie said. Although she works in fast food and babysitting, Kenzie says she still has to pay a $100 phone bill and spend money on groceries on top of the $125. She also loaned $260 from Cash App for a few extraneous purchases.
“I’m literally just a teenage girl, so of course, I’m gonna want to buy stuff,” she said. Kenzie claims her home life struggle continues, alleging that the cops had pulled over a few days ago because of the lack of food in the home. Kenzie clarified that while there are a few food items, like pork and beans, she alleged that there isn’t anything substantial to make a meal with.
“I’m asking for literal food like pizzas, chicken nuggets, steak,” Kenzie stated. CYS was reportedly involved in the case due to inadequate food and allegations of physical abuse against Kenzie.
“What I’m getting at with all of this is, you can’t judge a book by its cover. I’m a felon, yes. But I’m a felon with a backstory,” Kenzie said. She claims she posted her story on TikTok so that she could use the engagement money to pay her dues.
“At some point in my future, I’d like to give kids the life I did not receive.” While Kenzie is still far from her goals, many people in the world managed to crawl out alive from their darkest days. Take it from this woman from Michigan, who went on a binge and lived to tell the tale.
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