In 2004, a postal worker in Greenville, North Carolina named Cathy Cashwell suffered a shoulder injury on the job. And she’s been out on disability ever since, claiming she couldn’t even lift a mail tray into the truck.
But she was lying. And she might’ve gotten away with it if it wasn’t for The Price is Right.
In September of 2009, Cathy made a trip out to Los Angeles and went to a Price is Right taping. She got picked out of the audience, made it up onto the stage, won a trip to Santa Barbara, and got to spin the big wheel.
And according to investigators, that big wheel spin is what tanked her claim. Quote, “She raised both arms above her head and gripped the same handle with both hands,” then spun the wheel. Twice.
After investigators found out about that Price is Right incident, they started watching her and found pictures on Facebook of Cathy zip-lining on vacation in 2010, and easily lifting and carrying heavy bags of groceries in 2011.
On Monday, she pleaded guilty to fraud in court. She’ll be sentenced in September. There’s no word exactly how much money she got in disability benefits.
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