Boston Marathon scammer admits to faking brain injuries to pocket $40,000 from the victims fund

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A Boston woman who lied about suffering traumatic brain injuries in the marathon bombing has pleaded guilty to charges of fraudulently receiving almost $40,000 from in charity and benefits.

Prosecutors say 41-year-old Joanna Leigh pleaded guilty on Friday to five counts of larceny over $250 and making a false claim to a government agency.

Authorities say Leigh was at the April 2013 marathon but wasn't hurt as she left before the bombs went off.

She was sentenced to a year in jail, which was suspended for three years of probation. Prosecutors had recommended three years in prison.