A Logan woman who said she had brain cancer held a fundraiser in early November that raised over $17,000. Now police say they have proof the cancer claim is fake.
The Logan Police Department received a tip about a potential fraud scheme Nov. 25. Lesley Jensen claimed to suffer from advanced stage glioblastoma, the same aggressive form of brain cancer right-to-die activist Brittany Maynard had.
The Logan community rallied around Jensen and held a fundraiser for her at her former employer's place, Cafe Sabor. KSL covered the story Nov. 6, and Jensen told KSL she was choosing to live for her 6-year-old daughter.
"She's my little angel," Jensen said in early November. "I don't have a choice in this. I just have to get up every day and keep going."
Dozens of employees worked for free during the fundraiser and about $17,000 was raised for Jensen that night.
"(My daughter) is my little angel. I don't have a choice in this. I just have to get up every day and keep going."
?Lesley Jensen to KSL in early November
Cafe Sabor owner Justin Hamilton told KSL Friday that he's just as surprised as everyone else that the cancer was faked.
Jensen had put together several documents claiming that she had been diagnosed in order to support her lies, police said, and at one point had even fooled her relatives.
?Medical records that she had altered to reflect that the documentation was about her,? said Logan Police Chief Gary Jensen. ?They're definitely convincing until you start to have questions about it and then you can start to see some problems with (the documents). At face value, they look convincing."
KSL learned Lesley Jensen has had problems in the past with paying her taxes but there is no clear motive as to why she would fake having a brain tumor. She is currently residing in a psych ward of a hospital in Logan.
The Logan Police Department and the Cache County Attorney's Office are holding a press conference at 2 p.m. Friday to release the findings from their investigation.
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