Cancer Fraud

• A bestselling author faked having cancer, but he’s not the first. Why do people do it?

  Sympathy? Monetary gain? Both? A look at what motivates people to pretend to be sick.

  Features

  Feb 9, 2019
  
• Florida parents lied to their son about having brain cancer to raise money: police

  The couple have been arrested and charged with child abuse and fraud.

  Crime

  Feb 2, 2018
  
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• Hamilton woman who faked cancer sentenced to 2 years after pleading guilty to fraud

  A 33-year-old Hamilton woman who faked having cancer has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding a provincial program.

  Crime

  Jan 18, 2017