A well-known Seattle cancer advocate and fundraiser has been accused of lying about breast cancer diagnoses while she raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, KOMO News reported.
Tracy Dart has raised more than $400,000 over the past decade for the Susan G. Komen Foundation with her “Team Tracy.â€
She is under fire for reportedly lying about her three cancer spells.
A Washington state car dealer, who helped Dart raise thousands to fight the disease, said a member of Team Tracy contacted him to reveal that Dart had never been ill.
“She doesn’t have cancer—she never had cancer,†the representative said, according to Auburn Volkswagen owner Matthew Welch.
Welch said he wasn’t angry at the accusation Dart had been lying about having cancer, telling KOMO, “I would say she needs help and I hope she gets it.â€
Dart’s family recently contacted the Susan G. Komen Foundation with similar concerns, the station reported. The foundation confirmed to KING-5 News that Dart fundraised for them, but added that Dart herself never received money in return.
Team Tracy has since been disbanded and its social media presence markedly erased.
“The real victim is the real [cancer] survivors out there who are really going through the treatment,†Welch told KING-5.Â
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