A Boston woman has pleaded not guilty to fraudulently receiving
thousands of dollars by claiming she was injured in the Boston Marathon
bombing.
Joanna Leigh was arraigned Monday on charges of larceny
and making a false claim to a government agency. She was released
without bail and ordered to surrender her passport. Her attorney said
she's "a very fragile person."
Authorities say Leigh was at the
April 2013 marathon, but wasn't hurt. But the 41-year-old says did
suffer traumatic brain injuries and the charges are retaliation for her
criticism of The One Fund victims' charity for not helping people with
such injuries.
Prosecutors say Leigh got $8,000 from The One Fund;
$18,000 from a state victims' compensation fund; $9,000 from an online
fundraiser and $1,700 raised by Boston school students.
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