American woman pretends to be a veteran with cancer: sentenced to 6 years in prison

Sarah Jane Cavanaugh, 32, a former social worker at a US Veterans Hospital, used stolen patient information to pose as a veteran with cancer. She fraudulently managed to collect almost 300,000 euros in benefits, charitable contributions and donations. She was sentenced to nearly six years in prison on Tuesday, the court also ordered her to pay back in full the money she illegally earned.

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