AUTHORITIES IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA ARE ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN FINDING PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SCAMMED BY A WOMAN WHO PRETENDED TO BE A HOME MORTGAGE MODIFIER. ALTHOUGH SHE WAS ARRESTED IN DECEMBER, AUTHORITIES BELIEVE UP TO 80 PEOPLE MAY HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF BLANCA SANCHEZ. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CASE, OR ANY OTHER POSSIBLE VICTIMS, IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SALINAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.