Mom sentenced after lying about stage 4 cancer diagnosis, raising $7,000 on GoFundMe

BELTON, Texas (KWTX/Gray News) – A Texas woman who pleaded guilty to faking a cancer diagnosis to collect money was sentenced Monday.

Emily Joyce Hinojosa, 38, was sentenced to five years of felony probation. She was also ordered to pay the money back to the people who contributed to her fundraiser.

Documents said Hinojosa allowed friends and others to contribute to a GoFundMe page after lying about having stage 4 breast cancer…

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