An Alabama woman will spend 25 months in prison for raising more than $260,000 by fraudulently portraying herself as a terminal cancer patient from 2014 to early May 2017, People confirms.
According to court documents obtained by People, Jennifer Flynn Cataldo collected a total of $264,163 from donors. She allegedly created GoFundMe accounts and social media pages that said she was dying of cancer and needed money for medical expenses.
She pleaded guilty in August to wire fraud and bank fraud. She has been ordered to pay restitution to her victims.
In court, defense attorney Adam Danneman said Cataldo was a former special education teacher...
According to court documents obtained by People, Jennifer Flynn Cataldo collected a total of $264,163 from donors. She allegedly created GoFundMe accounts and social media pages that said she was dying of cancer and needed money for medical expenses.
She pleaded guilty in August to wire fraud and bank fraud. She has been ordered to pay restitution to her victims.
In court, defense attorney Adam Danneman said Cataldo was a former special education teacher...
- 11/10/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
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