A Milwaukee woman who held a news conference to say the American Red Cross failed to help her because of her zip code now admits she was lying. Latressa Turner’s home burned down last week. Two days after claiming the Red Cross declined to help her, she had to admit that wasn’t true. The Red Cross released proof that it gave her 545-dollars on the day her house caught burned, 170 for a place to stay and 375-dollars for additional expenses. Turner says she was encouraged to tell the lie after the short-lived controversial zip-code policy was announced by the Red Cross. The policy was ended quickly.
Milwaukee Woman Admits Lying About Red Cross Claims
Jan 8, 2018 | 4:06 PM
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