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Clemson, SC Councilwoman Elouise James Caught in Fake Cancer Scam

By Pete Kotz in bizarre, fraud
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 1:06 pm
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Elouise James accused of even ripping off her 90-year-old mom
​The next time Clemson, South Carolina city Councilwoman Elouise James wants to get her daughter out of legal trouble, she might consider something other than the Ye Olde Fake Cancer Scam. You know, something a little less verifiable.

Instead of letting her daughter woman-up to the unspecified charges, James is accused of forging papers from the Cancer Centers of the Carolinas to claim she had cancer and thus avoid prosecution. Using the pretext of the same scam, police also say she raised at least two grand to pay for her daughter's chemotherapy and restitution. And to top it all off, she supposedly used her power-of-attorney to get a reverse mortgage on her 90-year-old mother's home, using it to pay off $15,000 in restitution and probation fees her daughter owed.

James claims she's innocent. And official Clemson seems to be solidly behind her. According to the Greenville News, Mayor Larry Abernathy says James is "an exemplary public servant" and "a real asset to the community." But when you run something as naked as a fake cancer scheme, James may soon find her own assets in the sling.

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