College student accused of lying about cancer diagnosis after raising nearly $38,000 on GoFundMe
In October 2022, Madison Russo, a 19-year-old student from Iowa, divulged details of her pancreatic cancer diagnosis that had been given to her eight months prior. Due to this devastating diagnosis, Russo created a GoFundMe account to help her keep up with the expenses. The Eldridge Police Department has determined that she lied about having cancer in order to fraudulently collect donated funds. The Eldridge Police Department issued a statement to, revealing that Russo allegedly …