Bulldogcakes
05-11-2006, 04:55 PM
<p><a href="http://reuters.myway.com/article/20060511/2006-05-11T222603Z_01_N112251_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-WHEELCHAIR-DC.html" target="_self" title="Story">Story</a></p><p></p><p>
<font face="Verdana,Sans-serif"><font size="2" color="black">LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A wheelchair-bound Los Angeles
woman, who has repeatedly filed lawsuits over access for the
disabled, got up and ran after police arrested her for fraud,
authorities said on Thursday.</font></font></p>
<p>
<font face="Verdana,Sans-serif"><font size="2" color="black">Laura Lee Medley, 35, had sued in at least four California
cities over injuries she claimed she sustained while trying to
navigate her wheelchair before she was suspected of fraud.</font></font></p>
<p>
<font face="Verdana,Sans-serif"><font size="2" color="black">Medley, who claimed to be paralyzed from a drunk driving
accident, was tracked to Las Vegas where police there took her
into custody and then, when she complained of medical issues,
to a local hospital, Long Beach prosecutor Belinda Mayes said.</font></font></p>
<p>
<font face="Verdana,Sans-serif"><font size="2" color="black">"She gets to the hospital and while she's waiting for an
examination, she gets up from the chair and runs," Mayes said.
"Somebody remarked, 'That's where the great miracle occurred."'</font></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>That is the funniest story I've read in weeks. <br /></p><a href="http://reuters.myway.com/article/20060511/2006-05-11T222603Z_01_N112251_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-WHEELCHAIR-DC.html" target="_self" title="Story"></a>
<font face="Verdana,Sans-serif"><font size="2" color="black">LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A wheelchair-bound Los Angeles
woman, who has repeatedly filed lawsuits over access for the
disabled, got up and ran after police arrested her for fraud,
authorities said on Thursday.</font></font></p>
<p>
<font face="Verdana,Sans-serif"><font size="2" color="black">Laura Lee Medley, 35, had sued in at least four California
cities over injuries she claimed she sustained while trying to
navigate her wheelchair before she was suspected of fraud.</font></font></p>
<p>
<font face="Verdana,Sans-serif"><font size="2" color="black">Medley, who claimed to be paralyzed from a drunk driving
accident, was tracked to Las Vegas where police there took her
into custody and then, when she complained of medical issues,
to a local hospital, Long Beach prosecutor Belinda Mayes said.</font></font></p>
<p>
<font face="Verdana,Sans-serif"><font size="2" color="black">"She gets to the hospital and while she's waiting for an
examination, she gets up from the chair and runs," Mayes said.
"Somebody remarked, 'That's where the great miracle occurred."'</font></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>That is the funniest story I've read in weeks. <br /></p><a href="http://reuters.myway.com/article/20060511/2006-05-11T222603Z_01_N112251_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-WHEELCHAIR-DC.html" target="_self" title="Story"></a>