By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:51 EST, 16 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:35 EST, 16 March 2014 . Truly sick: Sandy Nguyen, 28, is accused of falsely claiming her son had terminal cancer in order to con her Colorado community out of an estimated $25,000 . A Colorado woman is charged with the unimaginable crime of convincing her 6-year-old son, along with her entire community, that he had terminal cancer in order to scam thousands in charitable donations. Police announced Friday the arrest of Sandy Nguyen, 28, of Arapahoe County on charges she accepted $25,000 in donations using the appalling lie. There were even times the boy, and everyone else, believed he'd gone into remission and once when Nguyen allegedly said the 'he probably only had 8 more months with them.' 'We don't have any reason to believe . that anyone other than her knew the truth,' Arapahoe County Sheriff's . Captain Larry Etheridge told KMGH. 'The little boy believed he had . cancer. The rest of the family believed he had cancer.' September . 2012 is when police say Nguyen started falsely telling members of her . community that the boy had been diagnosed the previous April with 'an . aggressive, rare, stage 3 childhood bone cancer and Acute Myelogenous . Leukemia.' A 5K charity walk . was even held for the boy. A website for the event says the boy had . 'received 317 days of chemotherapy, 7 days of radiation, multiple blood . & platelet transfusions, monthly spinal taps, biopsies, and MRI's.' Sad: Police say the family even went to Disneyland on the donations. They believe only Nguyen knew the truth after she duped her family, the school and community and even the boy into thinking he had cancer . Astonishly, . the event's tickets were sold out and local businesses, in addition to . individuals, had contributed to a fund for the boy. The event's page notes that the boy was 'fighting cancer for the 3rd time.' It was the following June when Nguyen allegedly told people the boy had just months to live. Photos from Nguyen's Facebook page show a boy both with hair and at times with a bald head, as if he's endured chemotherapy. There are also photos of the family during a visit to Disneyland. The Facebook page was taken down after Nguyen's arrest. 'Over the last several months, Ms. Nguyen accepted at least $16,000.00 from that account, as well as a trip to Disneyland for herself and family, which was paid for by the donated funds,' officials told KMGH. Astonishing: The boy's elementary school and community even held a 5K charity walk in the boy's name. They created an account for the family and place $25,000 in it. Police have since reclaimed about $23,000 in cash from the family home . According to the school and sheriff's office and the boy's school, a total of $25,000 was raised and put into an account for the family. Rolling Hills Elementary School Principal Darla Thompson informed parents of the situation in a letter on Friday. She wrote: . 'We are deeply troubled by these allegations and saddened to learn that an adult may have taken advantage of an innocent child and our school community, . 'It is important for our community to continue to show support and compassion for this child, who is also a victim in this case. The child was wrongfully led to believe that he was ill, and he was not responsible for the parentâ€™s alleged actions.' On Thursday, Arapahoe County Sheriff's investigators executed a search warrant at Nguyen's home, recovering about $23,000 in cash. Nguyen has since posted $10,000 bond and has been released from jail. var p = new anv_pl_def(); p.config = {}; p.config.width = 634; p.config.height = 357; p.loadVideoExpressV3('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|1000011|SPS'); .
Sandy Nguyen of Arapahoe County, Colorado allegedly conned her son's school and fellow parents since September 2012 .
Police say she convinced the boy and even the rest of their family he had recurring bouts with leukemia .
Authorities have recovered around $23,000 cash .
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:51 EST, 16 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:35 EST, 16 March 2014 . Truly sick: Sandy Nguyen, 28, is accused of falsely claiming her son had terminal cancer in order to con her Colorado community out of an estimated $25,000 . A Colorado woman is charged with the unimaginable crime of convincing her 6-year-old son, along with her entire community, that he had terminal cancer in order to scam thousands in charitable donations. Police announced Friday the arrest of Sandy Nguyen, 28, of Arapahoe County on charges she accepted $25,000 in donations using the appalling lie. There were even times the boy, and everyone else, believed he'd gone into remission and once when Nguyen allegedly said the 'he probably only had 8 more months with them.' 'We don't have any reason to believe . that anyone other than her knew the truth,' Arapahoe County Sheriff's . Captain Larry Etheridge told KMGH. 'The little boy believed he had . cancer. The rest of the family believed he had cancer.' September . 2012 is when police say Nguyen started falsely telling members of her . community that the boy had been diagnosed the previous April with 'an . aggressive, rare, stage 3 childhood bone cancer and Acute Myelogenous . Leukemia.' A 5K charity walk . was even held for the boy. A website for the event says the boy had . 'received 317 days of chemotherapy, 7 days of radiation, multiple blood . & platelet transfusions, monthly spinal taps, biopsies, and MRI's.' Sad: Police say the family even went to Disneyland on the donations. They believe only Nguyen knew the truth after she duped her family, the school and community and even the boy into thinking he had cancer . Astonishly, . the event's tickets were sold out and local businesses, in addition to . individuals, had contributed to a fund for the boy. The event's page notes that the boy was 'fighting cancer for the 3rd time.' It was the following June when Nguyen allegedly told people the boy had just months to live. Photos from Nguyen's Facebook page show a boy both with hair and at times with a bald head, as if he's endured chemotherapy. There are also photos of the family during a visit to Disneyland. The Facebook page was taken down after Nguyen's arrest. 'Over the last several months, Ms. Nguyen accepted at least $16,000.00 from that account, as well as a trip to Disneyland for herself and family, which was paid for by the donated funds,' officials told KMGH. Astonishing: The boy's elementary school and community even held a 5K charity walk in the boy's name. They created an account for the family and place $25,000 in it. Police have since reclaimed about $23,000 in cash from the family home . According to the school and sheriff's office and the boy's school, a total of $25,000 was raised and put into an account for the family. Rolling Hills Elementary School Principal Darla Thompson informed parents of the situation in a letter on Friday. She wrote: . 'We are deeply troubled by these allegations and saddened to learn that an adult may have taken advantage of an innocent child and our school community, . 'It is important for our community to continue to show support and compassion for this child, who is also a victim in this case. The child was wrongfully led to believe that he was ill, and he was not responsible for the parentâ€™s alleged actions.' On Thursday, Arapahoe County Sheriff's investigators executed a search warrant at Nguyen's home, recovering about $23,000 in cash. Nguyen has since posted $10,000 bond and has been released from jail. var p = new anv_pl_def(); p.config = {}; p.config.width = 634; p.config.height = 357; p.loadVideoExpressV3('eyJ1cGxvYWRfaWQiOiJleHByZXN zLTEzOTQ5Nzc4MDQxNTMiLCJ2aWRlb190eXBlIjoiMSIsInNyY 19pbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vbWVkaWEudGhlZGVudmVyY2h hbm5lbC5jb20vcGhvdG8vMjAxNC8wMy8xNS8xNng5L01vbV9hY 2N1c2VkX29mX2Zha2luZ182X3llYXJfb2xkX3Nvbl9zX2NfMTQ xODgwMDAwMF8zNDQ1Mzg3X3ZlcjEuMF82NDBfNDgwLmpwZyIsI mRlZl90aXRsZSI6Ik1vbSBhY2N1c2VkIG9mIGZha2luZyA2LXl lYXItb2xkIHNvbidzIGNhbmNlciIsInRpdGxlIjoiTW9tIGFjY 3VzZWQgb2YgZmFraW5nIDYteWVhci1vbGQgc29uJ3MgY2FuY2V yIiwiZGVmX2RlY3NyaXB0aW9uIjoiIiwicHVibGlzaGVkX3Vyb HMiOlt7ImZvcm1hdCI6Im1wNDsiLCJlbWJlZF91cmwiOiJodHR wOi8vbWVkaWEudGhlZGVudmVyY2hhbm5lbC5jb20vdmlkZW8vd mlkZW9fc3R1ZGlvLzIwMTQvMDMvMTUvTW9tX2FjY3VzZWRfb2Z fZmFraW5nXzZfeWVhcl9vbGRfc29uX3NfY18xNDE4ODAubXA0I iwicHJvdG9jb2wiOiJtcDQ7IiwiY2RuX25hbWUiOiJBa2FtYWk iLCJrYnBzIjo1MDB9XSwiY2FwdGlvbnMiOlt7Imxhbmd1YWdlI joiZW4iLCJmb3JtYXQiOiJERlhQIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cDovL21 lZGlhLnRoZWRlbnZlcmNoYW5uZWwuY29tL3ZpZGVvL3ZpZGVvX 3N0dWRpby8yMDE0LzAzLzE1L2NhcHRpb25zL01vbV9hY2N1c2V kX29mX2Zha2luZ182X3llYXJfb2xkX3Nvbl9zX2NfMTQxODgwM DAwMC5kZnhwIn1dLCJ0c19wdWJsaXNoZWQiOiIyMDE0XzAzXzE 1In0=|1000011|SPS'); .
announced Friday the arrest of Sandy Nguyen, 28, of Arapahoe County on charges she accepted had . cancer. The rest of the family believed he had cancer.' September . 2012 is when police say the school and community and even the boy into family and place $25,000 in it. Police have since reclaimed about $23,000 in cash from the family