Woman who pretended to be sick Marine gets nearly 6 years

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A former social worker at a Rhode Island veterans’ hospital who used stolen patient information to brazenly pass herself off as a decorated Marine Corps veteran with cancer and fraudulently collect nearly $300,000 in benefits, charitable contributions, and donations was sentenced Tuesday to nearly six years in prison.

Published 3 months ago · Providence, United States

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Woman who pretended to be sick Marine gets nearly 6 years

A Rhode Island woman who pretended to be a sick Marine veteran to collect about $300,000 in benefits, charitable contributions, and donations has been sentenced in a federal court to

3 months ago·United States

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Washington Times

Woman who pretended to be sick Marine sentenced

A former social worker at a Rhode Island veterans' hospital who used stolen patient information to brazenly pass herself off as a decorated Marine Corps veteran with cancer and fraudulently collect nearly $300,000 in benefits, charitable contributions, and donations was sentenced Tuesday to nearly six years in prison.

3 months ago·Washington, United States

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CBS News

Woman who posed as sick, wounded Marine gets nearly 6 years in prison

Sarah Jane Cavanaugh used her civilian position in the Department of Veterans Affairs to fraudulently access over $250,000 in benefits and aid meant for veterans.

3 months ago·New York, United States

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Woman who pretended to be sick Marine gets nearly 6 years

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island woman who pretended to be a sick Marine veteran to collect about $300,000 in benefits, charitable contributions, and donations has been sentenced in a federal court to nearly six years in prison. Sarah Jane Cavanaugh was also ordered to pay full restitution. Prosecutors say Cavanaugh was a social worker at a Rhode Island veterans’ hospital who used stolen patient information to pass herself off as a decorat…

3 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Woman who pretended to be sick Marine gets nearly 6 years

3 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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The Hill

Woman gets 6 years after posing as injured Marine for benefits: DOJ

A Rhode Island woman who for five years used stolen patient information from the veterans’ hospital where she worked to pretend to be a former Marine with cancer and rake in more than $280,000 was sentenced Tuesday to nearly six years in prison.

3 months ago·Washington, United States

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