BOSTON — A Boston woman who lied about suffering traumatic brain injuries in the marathon bombing has pleaded guilty to charges of fraudulently receiving thousands of dollars from charity.
Prosecutors say 41-year-old Joanna Leigh pleaded guilty Friday to five counts of larceny over $250 and making a false claim to a government agency.
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She was sentenced to a year in jail, which was suspended for three years of probation. Prosecutors had recommended three years in prison.
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Authorities say Leigh was at the April 2013 marathon but wasn’t hurt.
Prosecutors say Leigh got $8,000 from The One Fund, the charity set up to compensate the families of those killed and the injured. She was also charged with accepting money from a state victims’ compensation fund and private sources.
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