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CHICORA, Pa. (AP) — State police say a Pennsylvania man who befriended a woman at a harness racing track two years ago conned her out of $15,000 by pretending he had cancer.
Police say 59-year-old David Lancos, of Baden, told them he used the money to fee his gambling habit.
Police say Lancos met the woman at The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in southwestern Pennsylvania in December 2012.
Lancos told the woman he needed $300 to cover his monthly medications, money for two trips to a Philadelphia cancer center and, finally, $9,000 to help him liquidate his fictional share of a business so he could pay medical bills.
Lancos is jailed on an unrelated theft charge. A message was left for his public defender Thursday.
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