Woman accused of fake Newtown charity

Woman accused of fake Newtown charity

December 27, 2012 3:41 PM

The Department of Justice says a 37-year-old woman from The Bronx, N.Y., claimed to be the aunt of one of the young victims of the recent Newtown, Conn., shooting and used her Facebook account to set up a fake charity to collect donations. WFSB's Scott Dill reports.

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