elder fraud

Guilford County, N.C. — A 21-year-old man was arrested on May 1 for allegedly attempting to defraud a 78-year-old Stokesdale woman in a sophisticated scam involving impersonation of law enforcement. …

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A 37-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a 92-year-old Sun City Center resident out of more than $800,000 in an elaborate romance and financial …

NEWARK, N.J. — A New York man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for laundering money obtained through schemes targeting elderly and vulnerable individuals, U.S. Attorney John …

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Three Chinese nationals have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a large-scale gift card fraud scheme that targeted victims through romance and elder scams. …

Menlo Park, CA – Police in Menlo Park have arrested a San Jose man accused of scamming $35,000 from a 77-year-old resident in a scheme authorities say may have international …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis woman has been arrested and charged after police say she stole a debit card from a 77-year-old resident at a local care facility and used …

A 31-year-old Chicago man, Kalpeshkumar Patel, has been arrested for allegedly scamming an older adult in Knox County, Illinois. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office received a report on March 31 …

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 …

Newport Beach Police have arrested Haisong Shi, 52, of San Gabriel, and Wei Xiog Chen, 25, of Costa Mesa, for defrauding an elderly woman out of $35,000. The incident occurred …

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (WPEC) — A 28-year-old woman accused of exploiting an elderly victim for financial gain has been arrested in Port St. Lucie after a fraud investigation. Authorities …