Carol Schnuphase, a 47-year-old Roseville mother, raised more than $7,000 to help her son fight against leukemia. She asked for money at a variety of events held through her neighborhood church and Facebook. When her twelve-year-old son died of leukemia, Schnuphase opted not to hold a funeral.
This is when family and friends became suspicious.
When family and friends investigated further, they found that Carol Schnuphase had been faking her son’s illness and death the entire time. She began her ruse by making a Facebook page,but quickly increased her earnings through church events and public fundraisers. Schnuphase shaved her son’s head and eyebrows to make it look like he received chemotherapy and reportedly spiked his applesauce with opiates to make him look more ill. With her son fully costumed, Schnuphase had him make public appearances to ask for donations. Carol’s son is now in foster care and Schnuphase faces felony charges.
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/09/roseville_police_mom_raised_7k.html
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