Buckhannon woman charged with scamming mother over fake cancer treatments

Brian Bergstrom

March 7, 2025

An Upshur County woman is facing criminal charges following allegations that she deceived a family member into providing thousands of dollars for bogus medical treatments. According to the criminal complaint filed at the Upshur County Magistrate Clerk’s Office, Kathryn Hinkle, 22, of Buckhannon, is charged with obtaining money by false pretenses, financial exploitation of an…

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