Mother-of-two faked cancer - and even let her children believe she was dying - to scam $12,000 from 300 well-wishers
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When Lori Stilley, 41, claimed that she had terminal cancer, friends, family and strangers rallied to raise more than $12,000
But family grew suspicious when she was 'miraculously' cured
Even after she pleaded guilty, she kept the lie up to her children and told them she only admitted it because she could not afford a trial
She has now been sentenced to 500 hours of community service
A mother-of-two who went to extraordinary lengths to con her family and friends out of thousands of dollars by convincing them she was dying of cancer has been sentenced to just community service.
Lori Stilley, 41, from Delran, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in May to theft by deception for receiving $12,000 from more than 300 people across 20 states after falsely claiming she had bladder cancer. She even deceived her own children into believing she was dying.
On Thursday, she was sentenced to 500 hours of community service - the maximum amount of time - but did not receive a prison term as she still has custody of her daughter, 13, and son, eight.
Superior Court Judge James W. Palmer Jr. said that Stilley not only terrified her children with her tearful claims - but that she maintained the cancer was real and only pleaded guilty because she could not afford a trial.
