Woman Arrested for Larceny in Connection with Boston Marathon Victims’ Fund

CNN reports that 26-year-old Audrea Gause of Troy, N.Y., was arrested on a Massachusettsfugitive warrant on charges of larceny. She reportedly received $480,000 from TheOne Fund Boston after claiming she suffered atraumatic brain injury from the recent Boston Marathon bombings.  An investigation concluded that her claimedtreatments for injuries were fabricated. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is quoted as saying ofGause, “She was stealing money from the real victims of the Marathonbombing, and from the people who gave so generously to help them.”   And she may not be alone.  Coakley further commented that theinvestigation is ongoing, and that others may be involved in Gause’s allegedly fraudulentclaims.

That cheats might set their sights on the Fund is obviously afunction of its success in raising money. The story reports that The One FundBoston has begun to distribute nearly $61 million of donations to 232 eligibleclaimants.

JRB