Indiana Woman Accused of New Fraud Scheme After Previous Allegations
Katherine Jackson, an Indiana woman previously accused of faking her child's terminal illness for financial gain and a Make-A-Wish trip, faces a new, unrelated fraud charge. She is accused of taking $8,000 from a former attorney's employee for a car…
Portland, OR, July 24, 2026 —
Katherine Jackson, an Indiana woman with a history of alleged financial misconduct, is now facing a new fraud charge. This latest accusation is separate from earlier claims that she faked her child’s terminal illness to secure financial donations and a Make-A-Wish trip.
In the current case, Jackson is accused of defrauding a former attorney’s employee out of $8,000. The funds were reportedly given to Jackson for the purchase of a car, which was never delivered to the buyer.
This is not the first time Jackson has faced accusations of fraudulent activity. Over a decade ago, she was involved in a case where she allegedly defrauded a cancer charity. Records indicate that she later violated probation stemming from that case, which resulted in a prison sentence.
The details surrounding the specific timelines and outcomes of these previous cases, beyond the probation violation and prison sentence, were not provided in the available information. The current investigation into the alleged $8,000 car fraud is ongoing.
Story summarized from the original created by Corryn Brock on www.kptv.com, see more information here.
