Utah woman sent to prison for scamming 2 victims of thousands of dollars

06 May 2026, 19:45 by Pat Reavy ksl · KSL.com

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Kathrin Stalker Lorenzo was sentenced to prison after violating probation terms.
She scammed two victims out of over $100,000 each in separate cases.
Lorenzo failed to make restitution payments or attend court hearings, leading to arrest.

WASHINGTON, Washington County — A southern Utah woman originally placed on probation for scamming two people out of over $100,000 each has now been sent to prison after failing to keep up with her restitution payments or show up for court.

On July 10, 2025, Kathrin Stalker Lorenzo, of Washington, was convicted of theft by deception in one case and communications fraud in a second case, both second-degree felonies. In September, she received a suspended prison sentence of one to 15 years and instead was placed on three years of probation as part of a plea deal to resolve both cases.

In one of the two cases, Lorenzo was accused of three times writing a check for $150,000 to purchase a spa company. "Each of the checks were returned as nonsufficient funds and (the victim) was not paid for the business purchase" but was promised multiple times "the next check would clear," according to charging documents.

In the other case, Lorenzo approached a second victim "with a real estate opportunity in the Star Valley, Wyoming area" and the victim paid her $175,000, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

But when investigators contacted city officials in Wyoming after Lorenzo cut off contact with the victim, they said "they did not have any building projects" under that name. Further investigation revealed that "Ms. Lorenzo used (the victim's) money to pay off old debts, buy vehicles, and take lavish vacations to California, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, and purchased a cruise vacation out of Miami," the warrant states. "Ms. Lorenzo had spent all the money received in two weeks."

Lorenzo was ordered to pay tens of thousands of dollars in restitution in both cases. But when she failed to make the monthly payments or show up for court following her convictions, warrants were issued for her arrest in both cases on April 9, according to court records.

Adult Probation and Parole agents contacted Lorenzo, who told them she would show up at her next court hearing but did not want to attend a scheduled meeting with the probation officer, court documents state. Because of that, the U.S. Marshal's Office arrested Lorenzo at her home on April 16, according to her probation violation report.

On April 30, a judge revoked her probation and ordered her to serve her original sentence of one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison.

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Utah woman sent to prison for scamming 2 victims of thousands of dollars

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