Madison Russo told the world she was battling pancreatic cancer and had a tumor “the size of a football.” It was all a lie. After Russo bilked donors out of more than $37,000 through her posts on social media, some eagle-eyed medical professionals began questioning her diagnosis. The anonymous witnesses noticed inaccuracies in the photos …
An Iowa woman who scammed friends and strangers with her fake battle against cancer on social media will spend no time in prison after a judge gave her probation and a suspended sentence. Madison Russo, 20, pleaded guilty to first degree theft in June for accepting more than $37,000 from 439 donors se reached on …
An Iowa woman has pleaded guilty to a cancer scam that led to her arrest earlier this year for theft, after swindling unsuspecting donors out of over $37,000. According to Quad Cities, Madison Russo pleaded guilty Wednesday at the Scott County Court to first-degree theft, following a scam between February 2022 and February 2023 that …
A 19-year-old Iowa woman was charged earlier this month with scamming nearly $40,000 with false claims that she had cancer. The Eldridge Police Department said Madison Russo claimed to have acute lymphoblastic leukemia, stage 2 pancreatic cancer, and a football-sized tumor wrapped around her spine as she solicited more than $37,000 from 439 donors, according …
