Police: 19-year-old fundraises over $37,000 with false cancer claim
The Eldridge Police Department said it was made aware of Russo on Jan. 11. It said she was suspected of stealing $37,303 from more than 439 donors with false claims that she had acute lymphoblastic leukemia, stage 2 pancreatic cancer, and a tumor the size of a football that wrapped around her spine., witnesses with medical experience told police about medical discrepancies in Russo’s story based off of pictures she had posted on social media.
KWQC reported Russo had shared her story publicly through social media and a GoFundMe page, and had even been highlighted in a newspaper in October 2022, where she gave the story of her cancer journey. Authorities said she had accepted private donations from businesses, non-profits, school districts and private citizens.She is being held in the Scott County Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond.
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