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Elder Abuse

$200K Scheme: CT Woman Depletes Savings Of Relative With Dementia, Police Say $200K Scheme: CT Woman Depletes Savings Of Relative With Dementia, Police Say
$200K Scheme: CT Woman Depletes Savings Of Relative With Dementia, Police Say A 60-year-old Connecticut woman faces larceny charges after allegedly depleting the finances of her relative who suffers from dementia and was placed in her care, police said.  Leslie Vinson of Bridgeport turned herself in to the city's police department on Friday, Sept. 22 on larceny charges, Bridgeport Police Capt. Kevin Gilleran announced. According to Bridgeport Police, Vinson had been given the status of Power of Attorney for an elderly relative who suffers from frontotemporal dementia and severe cognitive impairment.  After a forensic audit was conducted on t…
Caseworker From CT Accused Of Stealing More Than $300K From Client Caseworker From CT Accused Of Stealing More Than $300K From Client
Caseworker From CT Accused Of Stealing More Than $300K From Client A Westchester County caseworker who resides in Connecticut faces numerous charges after allegedly stealing more than $300,000 from a 95-year-old woman suffering from dementia whom she had been taking care of.  Fairfield County resident Chantel Chenault, age 46, of Danbury, was indicted on multiple charges on Friday, March 24 for stealing from the elderly woman under her care in Westchester, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James.  According to officials from James's office, Chenault became the woman's caseworker in 2017 and was employed with the Westch…
New Haven Man Admits To Stealing $162K From Woman's Bank Account New Haven Man Admits To Stealing $162K From Woman's Bank Account
New Haven Man Admits To Stealing $162K From Woman's Bank Account A 23-year-old Connecticut man has admitted to stealing more than $162,000 from a woman's bank account by taking checks from her checkbook and forging her signature. Gregory Ivy, of New Haven, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Sept. 15, to one count of bank fraud, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Ivy began doing various jobs for a retired woman in 2018, and he started stealing checks from her checkbook in October of 2018, Avery said. He wrote checks payable to himself, forged the woman's signature, and deposited them into his persona…