CA: San Bernardino officials say paraplegic faked disability for cash

ap on San Diego Union - Tribune ^ | 5/11/06 | AP

[John Geyer]

What doctor allowed her to get away with this?

[Mamzelle]

She didn't do this without the help of lawyers.

Find those lawyers, yank their licenses, and throw them in jail.

And if they get beat up there, post the pictures on the Internet.

[Mamzelle]

re: What doctor allowed her to get away with this?))

Maybe we'll find a few of those, too. But if you read the story, it was a confrontation with medical personnel that exposed her.

[llevrok]

she said she did not have a leg to stand on.

[traviskicks]

bump

[American Quilter]

In addition to jail, make her pay back every cent.

[Junior_G]

She was a very pushy lady...

This is the key. I've known some serious sociopaths, and they always play up the self-righteous anger, knowing that 9 out of 10 people will just back down and give them what they want.

[DejaJude]

She claimed three broken arms in eight weeks – two lefts and a right.

LOL She's not disabled, she's deformed.

[kinoxi]

'That's where the great miracle occurred' :)

[Enchante]

Amazing what scam artists will get away with (or try to....)

Bad headline, though - it reads as though she actually IS a paraplegic......

[jocon307]

"After her arrest this month by Las Vegas police, Laura Lee Medley, 35, of Alhambra leaped from her wheelchair and ran for freedom,"

ROFLMAO!!!!

[A CA Guy]

Wouldn't be a doctor's fault either.
Could be she read up on all the symptoms and mirrored what a person with sever neurological problems would say and how they would respond.

Not having any explanation as to what was happening, it isn't impossible that eventually a doctor could declare her disable to be on the safe side.

(Just a possibility)

[A CA Guy]

What lawyer is going to suspect a person coming in a wheel chair to be acting in bad faith as a con person?

In addition, she could have fooled a doctor into getting declared disabled legally. (has happened before in America)

[pollyannaish]

Where is the Perry Mason-drop-the-briefcase-on-the-floor-ruse when you need it?

[pollyannaish]

My favorite part also. It's a miracle!

[Mamzelle]

re: What lawyer is going to suspect a person coming in a wheel chair to be acting in bad faith as a con person? )))

Haw Haw Haw!

Maybe a lawyer who doesn't want to suspect anything, when he's got a hot prospect.

[A CA Guy]

Most lawyers are professionals who would assume people coming to them about a grievance are honorable unless they already had a criminal record.

They will have that record NOW! LOL

I was reminded of the Eddie Murphy movie moment where he was a legless beggar who is found out by the cops, so he gets up to run while yelling out it was a miracle, thank you Jesus! LOL

[Mamzelle]

re: Most lawyers are professionals who would assume people coming to them about a grievance are honorable unless they already had a criminal record. )))

Yeah, and most Muslims are not murderers. They just say things like, "Well, the US should not support Israel..."

All this fraud had to do was shop around and ask around. My experience is that the MSM protects lawyers because they are such great sources for stories.

[A CA Guy]

So her lawyers haven't been listed yet?

I think the police will at least look at them.