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Woman fakes Cancer to get dream wedding/HM
Did anyone read this? I'm just shocked and disgusted. AND HE TOOK HER BACK?!
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"Twenty-five-year-old Jessica Vega is facing multiple felony charges after she allegedly faked a case of terminal cancer in order to get a free "dream wedding" and honeymoon.
The Times Herald-Record reports New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderm announced on Monday that an Orange County Grand Jury has indicted Vega on five counts of grand larceny and one count of scheme to defraud.
Vega, who had been living in New York until the indictment, has been extradited to authorities in California.
"By pretending to have a terminal illness, Vega inexcusably took advantage of the community's hearts and minds, and profited off of their generosity," Attorney Schneiderman said. "Our office will hold this individual accountable for fleecing the public through lies and deception."
In 2010, Vega claimed to be dying from acute myeloid leukemia and wanted to marry fianc? Michael O'Connell, the father of her child. Friends, family and total strangers rushed to support Vega, giving her a $1,200 wedding dress, wedding rings and even flowers for her wedding reception. The couple was then treated to a free honeymoon in Aruba.
However, it appears O'Connell was not in on the alleged fraud. When he contacted Dr. Dan Costin about Vega's treatment, he was told she had never been a patient. O'Connell then reached out to the Times Herald-Record to explain that the illness was likely a fake. The couple was divorced shortly after Vega was exposed. But in an even stranger twist, the couple is now once again reunited and has had a second child together.
"She's a good mom, and that's all that counts at the end of the day," O'Connell told the paper. "I want my kids to have their mother back."
He said he thinks the best course is for Vega to repay the wedding donors and seek mental health treatment, rather than jail time. Vega could face up to four years in prison for each felony if convicted."
Yes you can rely on me for the BS news articles.
Re: Woman fakes Cancer to get dream wedding/HM
People are going to figure it out eventually. Had a co-worker's ex-gf tell him she is pregnant after dating for three weeks. Well, it turned out at her first ultrasound she got pregnant four weeks before they started dating. And she knew the whole time and was trying to pin the pregnancy on her (then) new boyfriend because the real baby daddy was a D-bag.
The truth shall prevail!!!
Holy Helll!
I just can't believe people do this.. and really thing they'll get away with it.
This totally happened to my cousin. Girl pinned the baby on him but the whole family knew the math didn't make sense. He kept saying I don't care I will always take care of R whether he is really mine or not. Well fast forward 4 years. She left and has nothing to do with the baby for over 2.5 years. He found out the baby isn't his, hello shocked sarcastic face from me, and also has very little to do with the baby. Baby's mother's parents don't want him. So my cousin's parents are raising a baby that is not their grandchild. I give major major props to them for loving this baby no matter what. He's had a rough 4 years of his little life.
I can just imagine the future dinner conversations Kid: ?Mom, I really want to go to Disney Land? Craptastic Mom: ?I know honey but we can?t afford it?I know lets pretend you have cancer and see if we can con the Make a Wish folks to pay for us to go, since I have shown that I am far to above working hard for the things I want, who cares if actual children are suffering, we?re gonna meet Mickey!!!?
This.
*sigh*
Some people. Ugh.
It's things like this that make me want to live in my bubble of optimism and happiness and never return.
Puppy dogs and rainbows and butterflies for everyone!!
Dude. That poor boy. That is incredible of your cousin's parents to continue to raise him instead of being another set of people that he thinks are his family to just push him off. WHAT THE EFF IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE??
I think its awesome that they didn't give him up too. He is the sweetest little boy. It wasn't his fault that his parent's were stupid. My cousin though, God, I still can't look at him when he's around.