MIAMI -- Several police agencies held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss arrests made in connection with a missing South Florida girl.

Officials said that Rilya Wilson's former caregivers, Geralyn "Smith" Graham (pictured, right) and Pamela Graham, are under arrest on fraud charges. Geralyn Graham is charged with defrauding the State of Florida out of more than $14,257.20

Geralyn Graham's son, Leo Epson, was charged also with grand theft and making a false statement, while her daughter, Jacqueline Epson, was charged with public assistance fraud.

Law enforcement officials said that Geralyn and Pamela Graham, who say they are sisters, obtained false identification using aliases and fraudulent documentation to receive public assistance from state programs including: the Women, Infant and Children voucher program (WIC), Medicaid, food stamps and temporary cash assistance for needy families.

Geralyn Graham, 56, has at least 33 aliases and a long history of criminal and civil court cases, according to court records. She was arrested under a warrant issued in the name "Geralyn Smith" because of her use of aliases.

When Graham first spoke with Channel 10 News in an interview on May 2, 2002, she claimed that she was Rilya's grandmother. It later became known that she was the child's caretaker.

Officials said that Geralyn Graham's criminal history goes as far back as 1975. In 1985 she was convicted for similar charges in Tennessee and served two years in prison.

Police said that they do not necessarily believe the fraud charges will do anything to help them find the missing girl. FDLE Director Tim Moore said Geralyn Graham's background "gives every reasonable citizen pause to doubt that she is telling the truth about other things, most notably the whereabouts of Rilya."

Moore said there is still no information on what happened to Rilya or even if she is alive.

Governor Reacts To Arrests

Gov. Jeb Bush issued a statement on Wednesday in response to the arrest. He said. "The arrests in Miami today of Geralyn Smith, Pamela Graham and others, signals our intention to leave no stone unturned in our efforts to locate the missing little girl, Rilya Wilson. From the reports we have, these individuals -- who had close contact with Rilya -- engaged routinely in fraud and falsification of official documents for their personal gain. Law enforcement has been actively investigating this case since her disappearance, and I am grateful for all their hard work in bringing this information to light and their continued commitment to locating Rilya."

"I fully support the decision made by the FDLE, Crime Stoppers and the Miami-Dade police to increase the reward for any information on Rilya's possible location to $100,000. I remain hopeful that someone has either seen Rilya or has knowledge that can help law enforcement with their investigation."

Rilya's Disappearance

Rilya (pictured, left), whose sixth birthday was last month, lived with Geralyn Graham, who had claimed to be her paternal grandmother, and Pamela Graham, who had legal custody, from April 2000 until January 2001.

January is when Geralyn Graham said a state child-welfare worker took Rilya away for evaluation, never to be seen again. The little girl was supposed to receive monthly state visits but was not reported missing until last April 25 because of an apparent bureaucratic blunder.

In July, theDepartment of Children & Families acknowledged losing track of 532 children in its care, including Rilya Wilson. The agency suffered more embarrassment when a newspaper found 22 of the missing children by checking public records and doing a little legwork.

The case resulted in the resignation of Florida's top child welfare administrators at the DCF, including DCF Secretary Kathleen Kearney.