Fake cancer victim sent to jail for cheating charities

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There are some daily news items that can make on sick to their stomach. One of the latest comes from the country of Australia, where a woman who faked vaginal cancer is going to jail.

Of all the ways to scrounge up money without work, this has to be one of the lamest I have seen in a while. The woman in question solicited -- and received -- thousands of dollars in donations on the basis of a non-existent case of cancer.

The offense count stood at 25, stretching all the way back to 2004, when the woman started receiving donations form charities to help her with her 'cancer.' Disgusting. At least the judge in the case was not amused, as he stated that the woman deserved immediate imprisonment for her criminality. She was then sentenced to 28 months in jail.

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[Source: The Cancer Blog]