Colorado woman accused of stealing money in Utah using jury scam

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SALT LAKE CITY — A Colorado woman has been charged in Utah with stealing money using a jury scam.

Lexi Navarrette Johnson, 20, of Greeley, Colorado, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with communications fraud and theft by deception, third-degree felonies, and impersonating a police officer, a class B misdemeanor.

A jury scam is when a victim gets a call from someone impersonating a law enforcement officer and claiming that the victim recently missed jury duty. The scammer then tells the victim that a fine needs to be paid or a warrant will be issued for the victim's arrest.

In June, a woman in Salt Lake County says she "received a call from a blocked phone number, where the caller stated they were a Salt Lake County sheriff's deputy. The calle