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Woman arrested in cancer fraud
OAKVILLE, Ontario, Police in Canada have arrested an Ontario woman who admitted faking cancer to solicit money for herself and charged her with fraud, authorities say.
Ashley Kirilow, 23, was arrested Friday and charged with three counts of fraud under $5,000, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. News reported.
Kirilow allegedly raised thousands of dollars for herself and a charity she had supposedly started to fund cancer research.
She reportedly shaved her head and plucked her eyelashes to make it appear she was in chemotherapy treatment, the CBC said.
Police said they received a fraud complaint in June in connection with her charity, called "Change" for a Cure.
Kirilow's parents and people who helped her raise money for the cause became suspicious earlier this year when she claimed to have only weeks to live, the CBC reported.
OAKVILLE, Ontario, Police in Canada have arrested an Ontario woman who admitted faking cancer to solicit money for herself and charged her with fraud, authorities say.
Ashley Kirilow, 23, was arrested Friday and charged with three counts of fraud under $5,000, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. News reported.
Kirilow allegedly raised thousands of dollars for herself and a charity she had supposedly started to fund cancer research.
She reportedly shaved her head and plucked her eyelashes to make it appear she was in chemotherapy treatment, the CBC said.
Police said they received a fraud complaint in June in connection with her charity, called "Change" for a Cure.
Kirilow's parents and people who helped her raise money for the cause became suspicious earlier this year when she claimed to have only weeks to live, the CBC reported.