A 19-year-old woman from Iowa, who is accused of faking a cancer diagnosis and collecting more than $37,000 in donations, was arrested on Jan. 23 for theft by means of deception, the Eldridge Police Department said.
The suspect, Madison Russo, allegedly tricked more than 439 donors into believing that she had acute lymphoblastic leukemia, stage 2 pancreatic cancer and"a football-sized tumor wrapped around her spine," the police's press release said.
"Of course, every day can't be sunshine and rainbows, but you can't just choose to be mad at the cancer. It just happens to people," Russo told the North Scott Press."If you stay depressed, and in a dark space, I feel like your body will never get better." The National Pancreas Foundation, which helps advocate for pancreatic cancer patients and fund research for treatments and therapies, said Russo's alleged actions may have prevented patients who actually needed help from getting it.
GoFundMe said that it has a"zero-tolerance policy" for misuse of its platforms and that it is cooperating with law enforcement in the case.
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