Police said Roda Osman told another woman to set up a GoFundMe page for her recovery.
Police said Roda Osman told another woman to set up a GoFundMe page for her recovery.
  • A woman in Houston raised $42,000 off her claim that a man attacked her with a brick.
  • But local police say Roda Osman faked her story, and she's been charged with theft by deception.
  • Police said they have video evidence, but Osman told Business Insider the officers are lying.

A woman in Houston who said she was attacked in the face with a brick is now facing arrest by local police, who allege that she faked the story as part of a scam that raised $42,000 on GoFundMe.

But in a lengthy interview with Business Insider, the woman defended her changing story, accused police of targeting her, and insisted she's the victim of an assault.