Vanessa O’Rourke, formerly of Harleysville, is on the FBI’s most wanted list after allegedly defrauding donors out of about $100,000 with a fake brain cancer diagnosis.
According to the FBI’s announcement, she traveled to Australia for experimental treatment after fraudulently sharing that she had been diagnosed with a terminal form of glioblastoma. As of 2020, she was believed to reside in Queensland, Australia.
She organized in-person fundraisers, including a “beef and beer” event at Whitpain Tavern in Blue Bell, and raised over $11,470 from more than 140 donors through a GoFundMe campaign…