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Massachusetts woman allegedly faked cancer death to avoid drunk driving, shoplifting charges
Prosecutors say the 45-year-old used a fake death certificate and other records to avoid drunk driving and shoplifting cases.
- On Tuesday, Shannon Wilson appeared in Plymouth District Court, where she was indicted for allegedly faking her own cancer death to evade drunk driving and shoplifting charges; the judge ordered her held on $50,000 bail.
- Prosecutors allege the 45-year-old woman repeatedly failed to appear in court for 2022 charges, later claiming she had terminal brain cancer and only months to live to secure case dismissals.
- Wilson allegedly produced a forged death certificate from Rhode Island to deceive judges and her ex-fiancé, but investigators later confirmed no death certificate was registered and no hospice services were provided.
- Defense Attorney Josh Werner argued Wilson was not the mastermind, claiming her ex-fiancé orchestrated the scheme and stating, "She's not the one who made these phone calls."
- Wilson remains in custody awaiting a pre-trial hearing scheduled for May 19, as prosecutors describe her as a flight risk who would "do anything to get out of a charge.
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PLYMOUTH, MASS. (WHDH) - A Plymouth woman was arraigned Tuesday in Brockton Superior Court after she allegedly engaged in a multi-year scheme to avoid facing
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