US EditionHouston’s Viral ‘Brick Lady’ Found Guilty in $42K GoFundMe Theft Scheme
Roda Osman was sentenced to 10 years probation and 90 days jail after spending $42,302 raised on GoFundMe through a false assault claim on luxury expenses, authorities said.
- On Wednesday, a Harris County jury found Roda Osman, 35, guilty of theft after she raised more than $42,000 through a GoFundMe campaign claiming a brick attack in Houston, Texas.
- Osman had told police that a male Uber driver threw a brick at her after she refused to give him her number, but surveillance footage and Houston police review showed a verbal and physical altercation that contradicted her account.
- Harris County prosecutor Keith Houston told the court that bank records show donated money was spent on trips, restaurants, spas and rideshares, while surveillance video shows Osman struck Olan Douglas first.
- Judge Harris County District Court Judge Dan Simons ordered Osman to pay $42,302 restitution, serve 90 days in jail, and barred her from social media, with a $50,000 appeal bond.
- Osman and her defense say they will appeal the conviction, while authorities warn the appeals process could take more than a year and the case exposed Olan Douglas to death threats.
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Roda Osman AKA “Brick Lady” Found Guilty In GoFundMe Scam Case
Roda Osman, known as the “Brick Lady” on social media, has been found guilty of launching a GoFundMe to defraud donors after falsely claiming a man hit her with a brick for refusing his advances. While most were initially on Roda Osman’s side after she gave her side of the fabricated incident, with the guilty verdict, some are voicing their thoughts on social media. As reported by local outlet KPRC-TV, Roda Osman, 35, was found guilty by a jur…
Houston's Viral 'Brick Lady' Sentenced In GoFundMe Theft Case
A Texas woman who gained widespread attention for claiming she was attacked with a brick has now been convicted of theft. In 2023, Roda Osman went viral after saying a man struck her in the head with a brick because she wouldn’t give him her phone number. The story drew national sympathy, and a GoFundMe campaign she created quickly raised more than $42,000. On Wednesday, a Harris County jury found Osman guilty of theft. She was sentenced to 10 y…
Houston woman raised $42,000 claiming a man threw brick a her found guilty of theft
Roda Osman, 35, will spend 90 days in prison and 10 years on probation for theft after she spent $42,000 she fraudulently raised when claiming a man she rejected threw a brick at her head
Houston 'brick lady' sentenced in GoFundMe theft case
In 2023, Roda Osman became known online as the “brick lady” after claiming that a man hit her in the head with a brick because she wouldn’t give him her phone number. She went on to collect $42,000 through a GoFundMe campaign. On Wednesday, a jury found her guilty of theft.
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