Utah human rights advocate arrested for allegedly faking cancer, raising money for medical expenses
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A Utah woman who raised awareness about human trafficking was arrested Wednesday for falsely claiming she had cancer and collecting thousands for medical expenses, according to reports.
South Jordan police investigated the case. (sjc.utah.gov) Berthmann claimed to have Mantle Cell Lymphoma (cornell.edu) Berthmann is in custody at the Salt Lake County Jail (Google Maps)
A probable cause affidavit obtained by Salt Lake City’s FOX 13 states that South Jordan opened an investigation after someone tipped them off that Berthmann was raising money on a GoFundMe page to help her battle against Mantle Cell Lymphoma.
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