An East Peoria woman will find out on July 13 how much money she will have to pay back for pretending to be a breast cancer survivor when, in fact, she wasn't.

Judge Richard Grawey will hold a hearing at 10:30 a.m. in his Tazewell County Circuit Courtroom to determine the restitution amount for Michel Mayberry-Pawlak, who was convicted in May of forgery in connection with a Jan. 27, 2007, fundraiser at the American Legion in Washington.

An East Peoria woman will find out on July 13 how much money she will have to pay back for pretending to be a breast cancer survivor when, in fact, she wasn't.

Judge Richard Grawey will hold a hearing at 10:30 a.m. in his Tazewell County Circuit Courtroom to determine the restitution amount for Michel Mayberry-Pawlak, who was convicted in May of forgery in connection with a Jan. 27, 2007, fundraiser at the American Legion in Washington.

At that fundraiser, she told friends she was suffering from breast cancer and allowed several people to organize a fundraiser for her. So far, Mayberry-Pawlak is linked to about $500 taken from La Gondola restaurant which provided the food for the event. Tazewell County State's Attorney Stuart Umholtz said recently that his office has had trouble finding others who might have given money at the fundraiser.

"We are kind of hopeful that after this case was resolved, that we would have some other victims come forward and get restitution ordered for them," Umholtz said. "So far, we haven't had much luck in locating victims other than the band."

The case began in late 2006 when Mayberry-Pawlak began to tell others she had cancer.

"I think what happened is that she made a representation to a small group of people and it took on a life of its own," Umholtz said. "When they decided to have a fundraiser for her, she didn't know how to back out of it.

"She didn't plan it, but she didn't have to go along with it," he said.

Her attorney, Steve Bush, said Mayberry-Pawlak did not wish to comment for this story.

Mayberry-Pawlak was sentenced to 30 months of probation. She also received six months in jail but that time was stayed pending a review next year. If she abides by the terms of her probation, she wouldn't to go to jail. Such a move is common for probationers and is seen as a way to convince people to comply with their probation.

This isn't the first time Mayberry-Pawlak has been in trouble. In March 2009, she was convicted in Woodford County of forgery and she was sentenced in Tazewell County to court supervision for driving under the influence in 2008. The Woodford County conviction stemmed from Mayberry-Pawlak using her employer's checks for her personal expenses, said Woodford County State's Attorney Michael Stroh.

The total amount taken was around $5,500, which was paid back before she pleaded guilty.

She was on probation for that case when she was convicted of the Tazewell County charges. But because the fundraiser occurred first, neither Woodford County nor Tazewell County could use it as a way to either revoke her probation or seek an enhanced sentence.