Quoth the article: City police [...] say she has not committed any crimes. Officers have responded to more than a dozen reports, but, "it’s not illegal to ask people for money" [...]
I'm no lawyer, but this seems like a textbook case of fraud to me: A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair gain.
Asking people for money certainly isn't illegal, but deceiving them for that purpose?
I'm no lawyer, but this seems like a textbook case of fraud to me: A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair gain.
Asking people for money certainly isn't illegal, but deceiving them for that purpose?