Porterville Woman Arrested for Creating a Fake Fundraiser

By ABC30
FRESNO, Calif. Vanessa Barrientos is now in the Tulare County Jail, arrested for identity theft. Investigators say she had been asking residents in the area of Oak Grove School for donations for a sick child that didn't exist.

Anyone with additional information on this case is being asked to call Porterville Police.

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