A 20-year-old Ukrainian national, Tyhran Shvets, has been arrested in San Bernardino County for attempting to scam an elderly woman out of $30,000 using a phone impersonation scheme. On May …
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KNOXVILLE, Iowa — A 49-year-old Des Moines man has been arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly individual while serving as their power of attorney. According to …
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — Authorities say a Georgia man accused of financially exploiting his 86-year-old step-grandfather has been arrested in Florida. Lamontra Medlock, 49, was taken into custody last week …
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — A Southern California man is once again facing criminal charges after allegedly posing as a doctor and treating patients without a valid medical license, despite already …
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John Tamahere McCabe from Kailua, Hawaii, pleaded guilty in federal court to scamming a 78-year-old man from Irvine, California, out of $1.8 million. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, McCabe …
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PALM BEACH, Fla. — A housekeeper in Palm Beach has been arrested after being caught on video stealing thousands of dollars from a 100-year-old woman she was hired to care …
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April 9 (UPI) — A Georgia man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a romance scam that defrauded elderly victims out of hundreds …
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Linda Polk faces charges after allegedly removing life support and embezzling from a client. Linda Polk, a 52-year-old woman from Clinton Township, was arrested and charged with the first-degree murder …
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GRAFTON, W.Va. (WDTV/Gray News) – A West Virginia woman has been arrested for allegedly injecting her elderly mother with a fatal dose of insulin. Authorities say Kelly Moore, 61, of …
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Madeline’s Story: Montreal Grandparent Scam Targeted American Seniors
In 2020, months after the world shut down for COVID-19, Madeline, an American senior who had worked as a nurse all her life, received a phone call that would change …