Mom lied to Make-A-Wish about daughter’s ‘terminal’ illness while denying her medications: Prosecutors

Katherine Jackson accused of fraud, neglect

News footage of Katherine Jackson from a story about her chronically ill daughter (WANE).

An Indiana woman who garnered public sympathy for her ill daughter was allegedly caught lying about the true nature of the girl’s condition.

According to court documents obtained by WANE, a local CBS affiliate, Katherine Jackson, 41, was charged by prosecutors with felony neglect and fraud. Jackson had appeared on WANE in the past as she raised awareness and sought gifts for her young daughter, who had what Jackson allegedly claimed was a terminal genetic disorder.

Prosecutors said that while the daughter had a genetic condition, it was chronic, not terminal. Investigators who worked on the case also accused Jackson of allegedly neglecting to refill medications that were prescribed to her daughter.

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