Rob Mercer, a Vallejo man, reportedly raised up to $50,000 after claiming to have colon...
But amid mounting questions, Mercer admitted the colon cancer diagnosis was fraudulent on Tuesday in an interview with the“I did lie about having colon cancer. I don’t have colon cancer. I used that to cover my situation,” Mercer said to the newspaper. “What I did was wrong. I shouldn’t have told people I have colon cancer. I did that just as a spur-of-the-moment thing when someone asked me what kind of cancer I had.
estimated the total value of donations to Mercer to be between $30,000 and $50,000. Mercer raised over $12,000 via a GoFundMe page and also took in other donations — including a multinight stay at a Bellagio Hotel suite. The Bellagio, a five-star resort, does not list its suite prices but travel blogArticle continues below this ad
With a $10,000 buy-in, which Mercer paid for with his ill-gotten donations, the World Series of Poker is the most famous poker tournament in the world.GoFundMeit refunded all of the donations given to Mercer following the admission and banned him from using the platform. “GoFundMe has zero tolerance for the misuse of our platform and takes swift action against those who exploit the generosity of our community,” the company said in an emailed statement to
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