By Stephen C. Webster
Thursday, April 11, 2013 16:37 EDT
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A 21-year-old New York woman faked having several types of cancer in order to solicit donations in person and over the Internet to support her heroin habit, prosecutors announced this week.
Brittany Ozarowski created a website with a photo of her in a wheelchair, explaining to readers that she was suffering from stomach, bone, brain and ovarian cancer, helping her pull in tens of thousands of dollars from unsuspecting charitable givers. The site has since been taken offline, but a cached copy was preserved by Google.
?In September of 2011 I was diagnosed with stage two ovarian cancer as well as stomach cancer,? she wrote. ?After multiple treatments of both radiation and chemotherapy I had beaten cancer as of December 2011. I was cancer free until they had found a tumor on my left hip in February 2012. That is when I found out that I have bone cancer.?
?No donation is too big nor too small, anything at all would help greatly,? she added. ?If there is anyway you can help to donate anything or help with fundraising it would be greatly appreciated very much by both my family and I.?
The deception was so intricate that she allegedly forged medical documents and told fellow students that her hair did not fall out thanks to a combination of vitamin supplements. She?s even accused of forging doctor?s notes to get out of court dates related to drug charges. Ozarowski also allegedly duped local shopkeepers, who put out donation jars that raised thousands of dollars.
Turns out,??there was no cancer, no chemotherapy, no radiation and no medical bills,? Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said in court Wednesday, according to CBS New York. ?There was just heroin.?
Despite the shocking nature of her alleged crimes, Ozarowski?s deception is a relatively common one in the annals of donation scams. If found guilty, she?ll join a long list of people who exploited the pain and suffering cancer causes for their own financial benefit.
This video is from CBS New York, aired Wednesday, April 10, 2013.
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Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/11/police-woman-faked-cancer-to-make-money-for-heroin/
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