EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Springfield man accused of faking cancer to collect donations pleaded not guilty to felony theft charges Tuesday in Lane County Circuit Court.
The charges against 28-year-old Charles Werner Embleton were added in a recent grand jury indictment. He was originally charged last fall with theft by deception.
The Register-Guard reports (http://is.gd/pdoa84 ) his lawyer asked for a March 14 court date for a possible settlement conference.
Springfield police began investigating Embleton in May when a pizza company reported suspicions about $1,700 in proceeds from a fundraising night at a restaurant.
