Alahverdian all but disappeared in 2002 when he was sent to Nebraska, Florida, and Ohio as part of an out-of-state foster care program. Almost 10 years later, he returned to the State House to pick up where he left off. This is where his seed of lies took root as Alahverdian claimed he was sent away by powerful Rhode Island politicians who considered him a "political and publicity threat."

Despite this strange accusation, Alahverdian managed to get three bills rolling in the House of Representatives. Per local news reports, one would restructure the Department of Children, Youth, and Families; one would create a children's bill of rights; and one would stop Rhode Island from hiring out-of-state residential institutions to foster kids. After winning a lawsuit against Rhode Island’s foster care system in 2013, Alahverdian once again vanished.