By - A woman imprisoned for fraud got out of her four-year sentence by convincing authorities she had terminal cancer.
- She does not actually have cancer.
- She now has to complete her original jail sentence and serve 30 extra months.
A woman from Connecticut in the States who lied about having cancer in an attempt to to avoid going to prison on a fraud conviction has been sentenced to more than two years behind bars.
Aliyah Davis was sentenced Monday to 30 months by a federal judge in New Haven after pleading guilty to several charges in December last year, including wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
On Dec. 17, 2014, Davis, who was then known as Theresa Sutherland, was sentenced in court to more than four years in prison for defrauding Mass Mutual. Authorities said she had engaged in a fraud and identity theft scheme at the insurance company where she was employed.
Following fraud with more fraud
But when Davis, 36, lied and said she had terminal cancer in January 2015, she was granted postponements of when she would report to prison. Davis had submitted letters from various medical professionals detailing her claimed medical conditions, but forged all the signatures.
She changed her name to Aliyah Davis a few months later and went on to commit unemployment compensation fraud, prosecutors said.
Davis's lawyer said in court documents that she survived a troubled childhood to become successful, but needs counselling and substance abuse treatment.
The judge ordered Davis to begin serving her sentence after she completes her previous one.
Moral of the story: stick to the truth.
