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Drugs Are Bad M’Kay? Woman Scams Family Into Setting Up Cancer Charity To Get Money For ‘Smack’

Yet another reason to just say no…. Woman Scams Family Into Believing She Has Cancer For Drug Money Addiction will even have you scamming the people closest to you… via ABC News A New York woman was indicted Wednesday on charges that she scammed her family and local businesses out of thousands of dollars by claiming to have cancer. The district attorney said she used the money she collected to support a h**oin addiction. Brittany Ozarowski, 21, of Long Island, allegedly scammed donors for at least 13 months, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. She collected money from donation jars at small businesses and fundraising events created in her name. She allegedly even conned her family and set up a website, brittanyozarowski.com, which claimed she had bone, brain, ovarian, stomach and thyroid cancer, and that “treatments are about $33,000 each day.” “There was no cancer, there was no chemotherapy, there was no radiation,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota. “The only thing that there was, was drugs and more drugs.” SMH. Photo Credit: Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office

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Leighton Meester Seeking Custody of Brother?

We know Leighton Meester is suing her mom . And getting sued by her mom. Now, new reports say she wants custody of her younger brother Lex as well. Leighton regularly sent money to her mother, Constance Meester, who served as her daughter’s manager before Leighton fired her earlier this year. The actress, 25, says this money for her brother’s health needs, and that her mother used the money to get cosmetic surgeries for herself instead. It is not known how old Lex is, or what condition(s) he suffers from. But Constance just countersued Leighton, claiming she owes her even more … and that the 25-year-old actress came at her wielding a bottle . Now The Roommate star just wants to make sure Lex is alright. “Leighton is disgusted by her mother and is determined to get her brother Lex out of that situation,” an insider reveals. “She wants Lex to leave their mother’s California home and come to live with her in New York.” According to the lawsuit, Leighton provided her family with money out of the goodness of her heart, but she’s now tired of her mom’s lifestyle. Lex, short for Alexander, recently had brain surgery, Radar reports . While Leighton has supported him willingly, she says her mom abuses this. “[Constance] is healthy and able to work, but refuses to do so. She expects her daughter [Leighton] to support her financially,” the lawsuit states. “Leighton is really close to her brother, so she just hates that she can’t be there to help him more,” the source said. “She’s worried for him.” Here’s hoping this gets resolved … as well as it can.

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