elder exploitation

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Authorities have arrested a Deerfield Beach woman accused of targeting elderly residents by posing as a caregiver and stealing thousands of dollars from their bank accounts. …

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has arrested Witerson Brutus following a phone scam targeting an elderly victim. The scam involved an impersonator posing as an …

PUTNAM COUNTY, Tenn. — A Nashville man, Tulasi Ram Timsina, has been arrested for his role in a fraud scheme that cost two Putnam County residents over the age of …

In a troubling case of elder exploitation, Alejandro Diaz has been arrested for allegedly scamming an elderly victim out of more than $60,000. The incident has intensified concerns in Cameron …

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — A Vero Beach woman has been convicted in connection with a series of unauthorized credit card purchases made while she was working as a caregiver …

UNION COUNTY, S.C. — A 73-year-old woman from Union, South Carolina, is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing more than $54,000 from a resident at an assisted living facility. On …

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A Gainesville man, Lee Andrew Jackson, 56, was arrested over the weekend in connection with a transaction fraud case involving an elderly friend, authorities say. The Hall …

CARLTON, Minn. — Former Cloquet police officer Laci Silgjord, 37, has been sentenced to three years of supervised probation for attempting to illegally obtain over $150,000 from the estate of …

Over the course of several months, a La Grange woman allegedly defrauded a victim out of approximately $40,000 in a calculated scheme involving numerous transactions. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office …

Charles Henry Williams, 63, of Trinity, Florida, has been arrested and charged following a five-month investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Cyber Crime Center. He faces one count of …