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UTAH (WITI) -- Cashing in...on cancer?! A Utah woman is accused of faking a terminal illness -- bilking supporters out of thousands of dollars. This, according to FOX6's sister station, FOX13 in Salt Lake City.
FOX13 reports Lesley Jensen is the prime suspect in a fraud investigation centered in a small Utah town.
"Lesley has suggested she had brain cancer," Logan Police Chief Gary Jensen said.
Grade 4 Glioblastoma is an aggressive form of brain cancer. Police say Lesley Jensen faked cancer, and duped folks into donating thousands of dollars.
"Lesley went through a series of efforts to legitimize her claims of cancer, which included forged documents," Chief Jensen said.
FOX13 reports Lesley Jensen was a waitress -- and reports her co-workers helped to raise money for the Cache Valley for Hope Cancer Foundation on her behalf -- some even donating their tips. Donations were also made to the Cache County Cares for Cancer, and to a GoFundMe page for Lesley Jensen.
The Cache Valley for Hope Cancer Foundation has this statement posted on its website:
Police say Lesley Jensen's web of lies unraveled quickly.
“We would hope that people not lose faith. These are people, these are events that end fairly quickly in a fraud scheme. Lies get bigger and bigger, and before too long things start to stack against a person," Chief Jensen said.
Lesley Jensen is facing a laundry list of charges. She was taken to a hospital for an evaluation.
FOX13 reports Jensen's parents reported her missing in December. She was found in a remote mountanous area of Cache Valley, Utah.
CLICK HERE for more on this story via FOX13 in Salt Lake City.