Warwick woman charged with posing as wounded Marine Corps veteran

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SARAH JANE CAVANAUGH, 31, of Warwick, was charged Monday in U.S. District Court in Providence with using forged or counterfeited military discharge certificates, wire fraud, fraudulently holding herself out to be a medal recipient with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, and aggravated identity theft. / COURTESY U.S. DISTRICT COURT
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island woman was charged in federal court Monday with fraudulently claiming to be a U.S. Marine Corps veteran with lung cancer in a scheme to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in veterans benefits and charitable contributions. Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha said Sarah Jane Cavanaugh, 31, of Warwick, is…

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