SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Police say a 26-year-old Utah woman faked brain cancer and forged medical documents to raise money.
County prosecutors charged Lesley Elizabeth Jensen of Nibley with nine felony counts of fraud and forgery Friday in Utah’s First Judicial District Court.
Logan City Police say Jensen claimed to have advanced stage brain cancer.
Two days before charges were filed, authorities found Jensen inside her car in a remote area after family, concerned about her well-being, reported her missing.
County Attorney James Swink says she was taken to a hospital and will be arrested once she’s released.
Swink isn’t yet certain how much Jensen raised but expects it to be thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.
Jensen could not be reached for comment. Court filings did not list a defense attorney.
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