Woman Fakes Cancer In Order To Get Funds To Pay Off Her Dream Wedding & Honeymoon! (Paid For By Community)

"A generous New York bridal shop owner never
questioned the heartbreaking story of a woman who
claimed to have cancer and wanted to marry before
she died. The bride's story opened the hearts and
wallets of her community who donated thousands of
dollars to pay for her wedding and honeymoon.

But months after the wedding, it was revealed that
Jessica Vega, 25, lied about her terminal illness
and had duped everyone. Now, she has been arrested
and charged with six felonies and one misdemeanor
and could face up to four years in prison for each
felony charge.

Keri Ciastko is the co-owner of Bliss Bridal,
which was Bella Couture when she first met Vega in
2010. Vega came into the shop in search of a
wedding dress and said she was getting married
quickly. Ciastko noticed Vega's short hair.

"It came up in conversation that she had lost her
hair due to this cancer," Ciastko told ABCNews.com
today. "She pulled at my heartstrings. I've lost a
lot of family members to cancer, so I did
everything I could to help her."

The shop provided Vega with her wedding dress, a
seamstress for alterations, the wig for her
wedding, shoes and Ciastko even used her own money
sometimes to help the new mom, who said she was
struggling financially." - ABC