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A Rhode Island woman who authorities say pretended to be a decorated Marine Corps veteran with cancer to fraudulently collect about $250,000 in veterans benefits and charitable contributions has agreed to plead guilty
Sarah Jane Cavanaugh signed an agreement in U.S. District Court in Providence under which she will admit to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, forgery, and fraudulent use of medals.
Sarah Jane Cavanaugh, 31, of East Greenwich, signed an agreement in U.S. District Court in Providence under which she will admit to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, forgery, and fraudulent use of medals, U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha said in a statement.
She fraudulently collected about $250,000 in veterans benefits and charitable contributions, prosecutors said.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A Rhode Island woman who authorities say pretended to be a decorated Marine Corps veteran with cancer to fraudulently collect