Scheming Sick Patients
Once, she charged one of her patients $63 for oxygen, when it actually only cost about $5. So, how was Julia able to pull this off? Her plan went a little something like this: She would go into the homes of sick people and gain their trust.
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Then she would overcharge them for their prescriptions, and, if they started getting suspicious, Julia would flee in the middle of the night with as many stolen valuables she could carry. All the while, her sick patients had no idea that their lives were in the hands of a con artist. Since the entire country was in such a panic, it was easy for Julia to avoid being caught.