Cliffs: A woman has been arrested after allegedly using fake hospital records to pose as a victim of the Boston Marathon bombings and fraudulently collecting nearly half a million dollars.
The other incident: 7NEWS - Mass. man accused of filing fake Boston bombing claim - News Story
Scum. Just fucking lowlifes.
[URL=http://news.sky.com/story/1118263/boston-bombing-woman-fakes-injury-for-payout]Boston Bombing: Woman 'Fakes Injury For Payout'[/URL] said:Police in Massachusetts said Audrea Gause, 26, has been charged with larceny after submitting a claim to the victims' fund last month saying she had been treated for a traumatic brain injury.
Attorney General Martha Coakley said Gause, from Troy, NY, received a cheque for $480,000 (ÂŁ314,000) from the fund, which was created to help victims of the April 15 attacks that killed three people and wounded more than 260.
Ms Coakley said the claim alleged that Gause sustained a brain injury from the bombing and experienced long-term memory loss, impaired speech, and loss of some motor function that would require future surgery.
Authorities got a tip last week that Gause may not have been in Boston on the day of the marathon, and the hospitals later said they did not treat her, Ms Coakley said.
"There is no evidence that Ms Gause was an actual victim of the bombing," she said at a news conference.
Investigators are attempting to trace the money given to Gause and if found it will be distributed to legitimate victims.
Ms Coakley said police were given a tip off about the alleged scam and that "one or two other individuals" may be involved.
The fund has collected more than $64m (ÂŁ42m) for victims of the bombings, many of whom lost limbs.
This is the second allegation of a false claim.
Earlier this month, a Boston man pleaded not guilty to making a fake claim of nearly $2.2m.
Branden Mattier, 22, was arraigned on charges of attempted larceny and identity theft.
Suspected bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to 30 charges, including the use of weapons of mass destruction.
The other incident: 7NEWS - Mass. man accused of filing fake Boston bombing claim - News Story
Scum. Just fucking lowlifes.
