elderly victims

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Oliver Tejada, 25, from the Bronx, New York, was sentenced Wednesday to 60 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Savage for his role …

MADISON COUNTY, IL — Christina Chanel Costello, 33, of Cedar Lake, Indiana, has been charged in connection with a burglary scheme involving suspects who posed as Ameren employees to steal …

A 67-year-old Belmar man, Vincent Dispoto Jr., has pleaded guilty to operating a massive investment fraud scheme that spanned over three decades, defrauding nearly 50 victims out of close to …

KILLEEN, Texas (KXII) – A 47-year-old Killeen man, Bryan Brundidge, has been arrested by the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office following an investigation into a multi-layered fraud scheme that targeted elderly …

A ruthless cyber conman who exploited elderly pensioners—including an 80-year-old man—to smuggle deadly Class A drugs has been sentenced to over nine years in prison. Tonny Iheoma Ezeh, 51, deceived …

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Clifford Whitaker, a 43-year-old Queens construction company owner, has been charged with attempting to defraud an elderly couple in Franklin Square out of $129,000 through a roofing …

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — An 80-year-old woman, Barbara Trickle, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud after prosecutors revealed she masterminded a nationwide prize notice scam, …

A 53-year-old woman from Pawnee, Christine Joan Echohawk, has been arrested on charges related to laundering nearly $1.5 million in funds obtained through an online romance scam targeting elderly women. …

BALTIMORE — U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced 33-year-old Daniel Ongele of Bowie, Maryland, to 33 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for …

Christopher Harvey, 35, of Windsor Avenue, Wolverhampton, carried out a series of fraudulent acts against elderly victims, stealing their bank cards after they were tricked by fraudulent phone calls. The …