- Goes under at least 27 different names.
- Uses 31 different addresses, all but a few in Chicago.
- Has 25 different phone numbers.
- Has three social security cards.
- Owned stocks and bonds under a variety of names.
- Claims to have had several other husbands who died.
- Was married, under one of her aliases, to a sailor at Great Lakes Naval Training Center who is 26 years her junior.
The Queen tells the true, fascinating story of Linda Taylor labeled the “Welfare Queen.” Author Josh Levin pieces together the life of the fur-wearing, Cadillac-driving woman who managed to cheat the system and scam the government out of thousands of dollars. The story also delves into how this woman was used to push a vicious stereotype of impoverished people on government assistance abusing the system. This book is a must read!