$105,513raised over seven years, then ordered repaid in full
A California woman faked a cancer diagnosis for seven years, raising $105,513 from 349 donors before a judge ordered her to repay every dollar as restitution.
Amanda Riley shaved her head and forged medical records to sustain the claim from 2012 to 2019. She pleaded guilty to wire fraud and was sentenced in 2022 to 60 months in federal prison.
Source: Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation. Read more: crowdfunding fraud · case file