A California woman who embezzled more than $160,000 from her employer made up her cancer diagnosis to avoid jail time. However, his new sentence is worse than the previous one, according to information from the National Post.
Ashleigh Lynn Chavez, 38, had cancer cells in her uterus and underwent surgery, according to a San Diego oncologist’s records.
Due to her condition, she was also unable to pay her ex-employer back, according to another letter.
However, those notes turned out to be fake, federal authorities said.
This misdiagnosis allowed him to avoid his prison sentence, which was originally set for one year, by six months.
His sentence was extended by two years this week.