Mom explains why she ‘faked’ having cancer
Martha Nicholas spoke to CBS 6 investigative reporter Catie Beck about her illness, in an interview she called her “first and last.”
Martha Nicholas spoke to CBS 6 investigative reporter Catie Beck about her illness, in an interview she called her “first and last.”
Martha Nicholas received a 10 year suspended sentence in Hanover County circuit court.
Nicholas faces up to 40 years in prison when she is sentenced in April.
Martha Nicholas will not risk a trial but plans to plead guilty to charges in a case that has spanned years.
Prosecutors asked to exclude from trial all expert testimony about the mental condition of Nicholas.
A woman who pleaded guilty to faking cancer as part of a scam to raise money has been arrested again.
The judge sentenced Martha Nicholas to 12 months in jail for each charge, but suspended all the jail time.
A Mechanicsville woman is facing charges, accused of claiming she had cancer to scam people out of money, according to the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.
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