At the bank where she works, a former supervisor says she is a hard working, highly capable employee.

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"She had been working where MDR is common, " he said, using shorthand for multidrug-resistant TB.

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"This was advertised as a family home and you do not expect any dogs of that kind to be on a working farm, where there is children, " she said.

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The elder Martin cosigned, and Jessica began working toward her psychology degree at nearby California State University, San Bernardino, where she is now studying part-time.

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