Help from her sons: In November, a spaghetti dinner fundraiser held by her son's high school football team raised more than $16,000
Shivonie Deokaran, A New York mom of two teenage boys is accused of duping her friends out of $60,000 by falsely claiming she has cancer.
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Outraged
former pals of single mom Shivonie Deokaran say that the Ardsley woman
posted photos to a Go Fund me site on which claimed she had leukemia and
just 18 months to live.
The fundraising site to cover the woman's 'mounting medical bills' has since been taken down.
Donations poured in from concerned neighbors and even the Town Supervisor Paul Feiner stepped into to help, according to CW39.
Feiner
raised $12,000 and the Go Fund Me raised $25,000. In addition to large
chunks of money, people even chipped in to buy Deokaran a therapy dog
named Gia.
Single mom: Shivonie Deokaran is
accused of moving to Florida with her two sons (all of them are
pictured) after allegedly faking cancer and scamming her community out
of $60,000 in donations
Lover:
Deokaran's boyfriend, Nikhlesh Parekh, said Deokaran's moved to Florida
in February for her health needs. She is pictured with her boyfriend
both before and after she allegedly feigned serious illness
Fundraising site: Outraged former pals
of single mom Shivonie Deokaran say that the Ardsley woman posted
photos to a Go Fund me site on which claimed she had leukemia and just
18 months to live
When
cops asked for medical records to prove Deokaran's diagnosis, they say
that she closed her Indian restaurant and moved with her family to
Florida.
Team effort: Deokaran is pictured here
with her twin sons and her boyfriend. her family is said to have helped
her to raise fund for her alleged illness
'It's an open investigation,' Ardsley Police Officer Tony Vacca told Inside Edition on Monday.
'That's all we can elaborate on. We don't want to jeopardize the case.'
'It's disappointing that somebody would do that,' firefighter John Clear said.
In
a phone interview with Inside Edition, Deokaran's boyfriend, Nikhlesh
Parekh, said Deokaran's moved to Florida in February for her health
needs.
He said she is dying but has stopped chemotherapy and is receiving alternative health treatments.
Raced away: The mom is pictured here
participating in a sporting event with 'f**** cancer' written on her
bald head. She is accused of avoiding an investigation by going to the
sunshine state
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