Originally Posted by
WhyFi
I'm familiar with the story, but it wasn't something that was within my bubble of awareness at the time (assuming that I was alive and aware at the time).
It happened in 1980. I was in high school in Western Massachusetts, so the Boston Marathon cheating scandal was all over the news. Ruiz later served probation for an unrelated embezzlement charge. She had another stint on probation stemming from her involvement in a cocaine deal.
Real winner.