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Woman charged with fraud in alleged rent scam

by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Staff Writer | June 24, 2026 1:00 AM

COEUR d’ALENE — A woman is in jail after police said she posed as a homeowner and collected tens of thousands of dollars in deposits and rent from people hoping to move into a property she didn’t own.

April N. Lawson, 44, is charged with six counts of grand theft, forgery of a vehicle title and fraudulent use of a computer, all felonies. 

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