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In new podcast, grantee digs into systemic issues behind stunning fraud case

Sarah Cavanaugh was a soft-spoken social worker living with her wife in Rhode Island. But in her double life – one made possible by committing extensive fraud at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – she played the role of a wounded Marine dying of cancer. Cavanaugh defrauded several charities and many individuals of more than $280,000. With support from the Fund, Jake Halpern produced a six-episode podcast for the Deep Cover series. The podcast goes beyond the scam story to uncover the systemic gaps in healthcare and veteran care that undergird Cavanaugh’s story.