Jessica Vega indicted after being outed by her husband ... who hired her a lawyer
(NEWSER) - Weddings are so expensive these days, but authorities say Jessica Vega found a way to fund hers: tell everyone she was dying of acute myeloid leukemia! Vega, then 23, said she wanted to marry her daughter's father, Michael O'Connell, before she died. As was earlier reported , the community rallied around her, donating thousands of dollars in goods and services to ensure Vega had a nice wedding and a honeymoon in Aruba. Even O'Connell was fooled—but when he discovered the truth, it was he who outed his wife four months after the May 2010 wedding. More»
