Woman Arrested for Posing as Florida Law Enforcement and Scamming Couple Out of $6,500, Police Say

Johnay Monique Barnett was charged with grand theft of $5,000 less than $10,000 and booked into jail in Florida on Tuesday, Oct. 13

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  • Johnay Monique Barnett was charged with grand theft on Tuesday, Oct. 13 following an investigation involving several law enforcement agencies
  • Barnett is accused of posing as a law enforcement officer and attempting to scam a couple out of $6,500
  • Investigators said that they used bank records and security footage to identify Barnett, whose bond was set at $30,000

A woman from Georgia is under arrest after police say she posed as a Florida jail employee and scammed a couple out of $6,500.

Johnay Monique Barnett was arrested on a charge of grand theft and booked into jail in Seminole County on Oct. 13, according to a press release from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and online records reviewed by PEOPLE…

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