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Health Aide Stole Dying Cancer Patient’s Credit Card

37-year-old Kimberly Victoria Diggins lives in Port Charlotte, and used to work for Brightstar Care: In-Home Care & Medical Staffing Agency as a health aide. On September 2, Diggins was reportedly in charge of taking care of a woman with stage 4 pancreatic cancer when the patient’s regular aide was…

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Loved Ones Lost Over $10,000 in Woman’s Cancer Con

A Mariposa woman has been accused of taking more than $10,000 in donations by allegedly claiming she had stage 2 cancer and needed assistance over a period of 6-years. Kellie Walker is a 28-year-old who currently resides in New Mexico. In 2014, Walker allegedly began informing her family and friends…

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Woman Faking Cancer Conned 10k in Donations

An Uwchlan Township woman allegedly claimed she had cancer in a purported attempt to scam people who donated to her fundraisers out of the money they pledged to assist her. 31-year-old Jessica Smith reportedly said she was being treated for Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer, and she reached out to the…

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Mom Jailed For Fighting State Over Child’s Cancer Treatment

The Oregon mother of a 13-year-old girl with cancer is struggling to fight the state for charges against her, and for placing her daughter in the foster system, for deciding to treat the disease homeopathically after she believed traditional medical treatment nearly killed the teen. Kylee Dixon is the now…

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Faux Doctor Prescribed Blood to Cure Patients Diseases

A Florida man with a unique method of treating medical ailments is facing charges after the authorities learned that he was allegedly just playing doctor and he was not actually licensed to practice medicine. 73-year-old Onelio Hipolit-Gonzalez placed an advertisement in a Hispanic-based online community promoting his medical services for…

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Fraud Suspects Used Child’s Cancer Campaign for Fundraising

Three people have been accused of allegedly accepting money from donors after claiming they were family members of a little girl with cancer, and it was discovered that they allegedly have no relation to the child or the fundraising efforts for her recovery. The family of a 6-year-old girl named…

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Girl Scouts and Cancer Center Say Treasurer Embezzled $88k

After thousands of dollars reportedly went missing from the accounts of more than one Girl Scout troop and the Beverly Hills Cancer Center, the person they suspect is responsible for the illegal misappropriation of the funds is now facing criminal charges for the allegations. Around 15 months ago, a new employee…

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Parents Profit from Donations by Faking Son’s Cancer

The parents of a 10-year-old boy who allegedly created an online campaign to raise donations for expenses related to their son’s cancer have been accused of fraudulently accepting the funds after authorities discovered that the boy did not have the disease. GoFundMe is an online platform designed to host fundraisers…

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