Authorities arrested an Ohio woman and charged her with theft after she allegedly lied about her child having cancer to collect thousands of dollars in donations, according to the Noble County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives arrested Pamela Reed, 41, of Pleasant City, Ohio, on Monday after the sheriff’s office and Noble County Children’s Services received a report of “a potential theft by deception” in connection to a local child “publicly portrayed to be fighting cancer”, a Wednesday news release said.
“Several local organisations had participated in fundraising efforts and had made monetary contributions to help the family offset medical expenses.”
After detectives and children services officials confirmed the child did not have cancer, Reed was arrested and transported to Noble County Jail, according to court documents.
“Pam was just charged with these allegations,” Matthew Mollica, Reed’s attorney, said in a statement. “I have not received any evidence from the government yet. …