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AshevilleKate

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6. Just like previous disaster frauds uncovered!

Reply to avaistheone1 (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 01:12 PM

Jul 2013

Leave it to some worm to take advantage of donated money and scam people who do not bother to check out stories a little better. The jerks who took huge advantage after Katrina, Sandy, and other disasters are no freaking better, but I hope they throw the book at this lady. She should have to go apologize to some of the victims' families as part of her sentence. That, and some community service in a trauma center of real brain damaged individuals.

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Boston Bombing: Woman 'Fakes Injury For Payout' Audrea Gause was given $500,000 by Boston Marathon [View all] avaistheone1 Jul 2013 OP

Wow, don't they check or verify before handing out money? Laurian Jul 2013 #1

Really! Don't they even see if she had been treated at a hospital before writing a check?? Odd. Nay Jul 2013 #3

I think they do check but in order to Raven Jul 2013 #5

It's a two-edged sort. Igel Jul 2013 #10

Scum. Throw the book at her. 7962 Jul 2013 #2

I guess it gets lower than that in the fraud category BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #4

Just like previous disaster frauds uncovered! AshevilleKate Jul 2013 #6

And this won't attract half the outrage of that "Rolling Stone" cover photo. (nt) Paladin Jul 2013 #7

That's lower than low obama2terms Jul 2013 #8

I heard a story (possibly apocryphal) SwissTony Jul 2013 #11

It's true. It's used as a teaching tool in certain East Coast law schools. nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #12

Wouldn't doubt it, some people will do anything to get money obama2terms Jul 2013 #14

I wonder if she is Jenoch Jul 2013 #9

The only reason she got caught was because of a tip? Ash_F Jul 2013 #13

Sandy Hook Shootings SoCalMusicLover Jul 2013 #15