Woman Who Faked Coffee Burns From McDonald’s Now Facing Felony Charges

A 38-year-old woman from Victorville is facing almost two dozen felony charges of fraud after she posted photos on the Internet of an alleged second-degree burn she received from McDonald’s coffee. CBS Los Angeles reports that the photos of her injured hand were not her own.

Selena Edwards claimed she received the burns after hot coffee was spilled on her hand at the McDonald’s drive-thru in January 2013. She said that the cup that was handed to her had an unsecured lid. Edwards submitted photos of a hand with second-degree burns along with the initial injury claim.

It was later discovered by detectives investigating the case that the photos she submitted were copied from a hospital website. It’s presumed Edwards also faked records of medical treatment for her hand.

Edwards is looking at charges for insurance and workers’ compensation fraud.

H/T CBS Los Angeles