Manisha Nagrani claimed to have Myelodysplastic syndrome.
AB Wire
An Indian American woman, Manisha Nagrani, 40, was arrested in San Francisco, California, and charged for fraud, for faking to be a blood cancer victim and raising funds through online fundraising sites like Giving Forward, according to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. It was not immediately known how much money she had siphoned off fundraising sites.
Nagrani, according to Hubculture.com – which had also pitched in to try and raise funds for her by unwittingly linking her fake appeal to the fundraising site Giving Forward – was a marketing consultant in San Francisco, who has worked across a number of PR and technology related fronts over the years.
Hubculture described Nagrani and her appeal as (sic): “Manisha Nagrani is a marketing consultant in San Francisco, who has worked across a number of PR and technology related fronts over the years. She has always been happy to help make connections for others and to offer advice and support for her network of friends and clients in the Bay area. When she was diagonised with Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a rare and often terminal blood cancer, her network sprang into action to help raise funds to cover the over $100,000 in non insured medical expenses that arise from treatments related to the disease – a figure that is both financially and morally debilitating for anyone, but especially a person fighting this sickness.
“Comprehensive treatment is crucial during the earlier stages of Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) because it can make a huge difference in both quality of life for the patient and keeping the illness in check, preventing or delaying onset of a more lethal form of the disease. Manisha’s fundraisers indicate “all of the funds raised will help pay for live-saving treatments not fully covered by insurance at UCSF, day to day essentials, as well as travel to and treatment by specialists at Sloane Kettering in New York and MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas.”
Earlier, Nagrani wrote on her FB page in 2014: “Twenty days ago I received the news that no one wants to hear – my body is failing at its fight against the MDS. I received an ‘official’ expiration date.
“Three to four months I was told; one hundred days, give or take. That barely takes me to my birthday – barely makes it to the half marathon I’d plan to walk instead of run because of my failing health and strength.”
“If my doctors are right I won’t be celebrating Thanksgiving again, I won’t see my God-children celebrate their next birthdays, I won’t have the chance to experience some beautiful dreams on my bucket list.”
The District Attorney’s office did not release further details about Nagrani and when her case would be coming up.
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Yet another Sindhi arrested for fraud overseas! I wonder how long before all foreigners realize that they can curb corruption by 50% just by jailing all Sindhis on their shores! Truly we Indians are leaders in corruption!