Aroun September2006, posing as an Alcohol Beverage Control and Department of Public Health inspector to get money from local businesses landed a 25-year-old Mangilao woman a trip to jail. Jodene Tricia Sanchez is accused of deceiving several business owners. One woman paid $1,000 to Sanchez for an alleged violation of local alcohol law while a store owner in Barrigada was asked to pay $1,000 for a health violation.
Sanchez allegedly made a similar attempt at the TNJ Market in Mangilao, but failed to collect the cash. Police questioned Sanchez this morning and she admitted she used the money to pay rent and buy groceries. She's been charged with three counts each of impersonation and theft by deception.
Anyone who may have been approached by this woman is asked to contact police at 472-8911. This is public onformation that can be varified theough news publications.