BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBMA) — A mother and daughter duo have been sentenced for orchestrating an elder fraud scheme that stole nearly $500,000 from an elderly victim, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced.
U.S. District Court Judge Anna M. Manasco sentenced Mykia L. Henderson, 32, of Moody, to 87 months in prison, and Cynthia H. Mixon, 50, of Fairfield, to 57 months. Both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Between December 2020 and February 2022, Henderson and Mixon worked as in-home caretakers for the victim. Using their access, they obtained the victim’s financial information, which they shared with each other and other conspirators.
The pair created fake accounts through Square, Inc. and Stripe, Inc., charging the victim’s credit cards and depositing the proceeds into their own bank accounts or splitting the funds. To hide their activities, they added false descriptions on transactions and also wrote unauthorized checks from the victim’s accounts.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Mountain Brook Police Department led the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan S. Rummage prosecuted the case.
