Brazilian Woman Impersonates a 12-Year-Old to Run Cross-State Fraud Scheme
A 37-year-old Brazilian woman allegedly posed as a 12-year-old named 'Gabriele,' lived with a family for 14 months and claimed autism and other medical conditions to gain their trust, before police arrested her on fraud and identity-theft charges; investigators tie her to at least seven similar schemes across multiple Brazilian states, with a relative triggering the investigation.