Kristen Clougherty
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Kristen Clougherty was an American women who pretended to be cancer victim.[1] Supporters organized the First Annual Kristen Clougherty 5K Run/Walk to raise funds for her.[2] Supporters were reported to have raised $50,000, intended to help pay her medical expenses. Clouherty spent the funds on personal items and services, including a new car, liposuction and artificial breasts.
Clougherty underwent a psychiatric evaluation before she stood trial.[3]
She was sentenced on November 1, 2000.[4] She received a suspended sentence of two years.[5] She has to repay all the funds and undergo 300 hours of community service.
References
- ↑ Alexandra Kitty. "Don't Believe It!: How Lies Becomes News". Archived from the original on 2020-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20201224120554/https://books.google.ca/books?id=pK75VHaQRK0C&pg=PT215&lpg=PT215&dq=%22Kristen+Clougherty%22+cancer&source=bl&ots=NRN1Fg-IHH&sig=oEuGQKWrWoFA73YEiyWkLewe08g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uve3UeD1FMfTqQHhiID4DQ&redir_esc=y. Retrieved 2013-05.
- ↑ "Cancer Fundraiser A Hoax, Officials Say". Boston: Chicago Tribune. 1999-09-22. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-09-22/news/9909220149_1_ovarian-cancer-research-fund-fundraising-alleged. Retrieved 2013-06-12. "A woman claiming to have ovarian cancer raised thousands of dollars for cancer research and then used the money to buy herself a car and have liposuction, prosecutors said Tuesday."
- ↑ {{cite news | url = https://www.irishecho.com/2011/02/south-boston-woman-who-claimed-cancer-is-indicted-2/ | title = South Boston woman who claimed cancer is indicted | work = Irish Echo | author = Jim Smith | date = | location = Boston, MA | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20201224122215/https://www.irishecho.com/2011/02/south-boston-woman-who-claimed-cancer-is-indicted-2/ | archivedate = 2020-12-24 | accessdate = 2020-12-24 | url-status = live | quote = Among those who befriended Clougherty and helped to organize the June fund-raiser in Dorchester was State Rep. Martin Walsh, who is himself a cancer survivor. He told the Echo last Friday that he and most people in South Boston and Dorchester have little sympathy for Clougherty.
