Docs: Indiana man faked having cancer to avoid paying child support

Man Fakes Cancer to Avoid Paying Child Support

Source: Muhammad Shabraiz / Getty SHELBY COUNTY, Ind. — Authorities say a man faked having cancer just so he gets out of having to pay child support. 30-year-old Samuel A. Cummings was charged with perjury, forgery, and nonsupport of a child. Court documents say 30-year-old Samuel A. Cummings started lying during a court hearing last year in September. He told a judge he was diagnosed with cancer. Cummings also said he did not have any paperwork…

Docs: Indiana man faked having cancer to avoid paying child support

(WXIN/WTTV) — An Indiana man was arrested this week after investigators say he faked having cancer to avoid paying child support. Samuel A. Cummings, 30, is charged in Shelby County with perjury, forgery and nonsupport of a child. The local prosecutor's office launched an investigation into Cummings last year after receiving tips that he was faking cancer to get out of paying child support. Court documents say Cummings' lies began at a court hea…