Arrow-right Camera
The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Huckleberries Online

Girl Fakes Cancer To Scam $17K

Ruth Angelica Gomez stands in front of an "Achieve The Dream Foundation" sign in El Paso, Texas. Gomez, who collected $17,000 in donations after telling people she was dying of leukemia and had only had six months to live faces theft charges after police determined she lied about being sick. More here. (AP Photo/The El Paso Times, Ruben R Ramirez)

Question: Does this story make you less likely to contribute to a worthy cause?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

Follow Dave online: