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Woman Charged With Elder Abuse At Care Center In Fairfield County Woman Charged With Elder Abuse At Care Center In Fairfield County
Woman Charged With Elder Abuse At Care Center In Fairfield County A woman who worked as an aide at a Fairfield County care center has been charged with elder abuse after allegedly ignoring a man all night who had fallen out of bed. The incident occurred in Norwalk in November 2023 at the Fairfield Family Care Center. According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, an investigation found that an older man was left unattended and injured after falling out of his bed during the overnight hours.  Detectives collected evidence, interviewed witnesses, and determined that New Jersey resident Lydia Lungile, age 40, of Newark, was the …
$200K Scheme: Woman Depletes Savings Of Relative With Dementia In Bridgeport, Police Say $200K Scheme: Woman Depletes Savings Of Relative With Dementia In Bridgeport, Police Say
$200K Scheme: Woman Depletes Savings Of Relative With Dementia In Bridgeport, 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…
Westchester Caseworker Accused Of Stealing More Than $300K From Client Westchester Caseworker Accused Of Stealing More Than $300K From Client
Westchester Caseworker 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…
CT Man Admits To Stealing $162K From Woman's Bank Account CT Man Admits To Stealing $162K From Woman's Bank Account
CT 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…
Suspect Nabbed In Robbery Of Woman At Big Y Parking Lot In Region Suspect Nabbed In Robbery Of Woman At Big Y Parking Lot In Region
Suspect Nabbed In Robbery Of Woman At Big Y Parking Lot In Region A man is facing charges after police said he robbed an 84-year-old woman in a supermarket parking lot in Western Massachusetts.  Officers responded to a report of a robbery in the Big Y parking lot on West Street in the Hampshire County town of Ware at about 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, according to the Ware Police Department. On Friday, December 10, 2021 at approximately 10:27am Officers of the Ware Police Department where dispatched to the Big... Posted by Ware Police Department on Sunday, December 12, 2021 Bystanders tried to apprehend the suspect, identified as 36-year-old Domini…
CT Investment Advisor Sentenced For Stealing More Than $600K From Client CT Investment Advisor Sentenced For Stealing More Than $600K From Client
CT Investment Advisor Sentenced For Stealing More Than $600K From Client A Connecticut man has been sentenced for stealing more than $600,000 from an investment client.  New Haven County resident Matthew Clason, age 40, of Cheshire, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 7, to 30 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for one count of wire fraud, according to an announcement from Leonard Boyle, acting United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Clason pleaded guilty to the charge on May 12, Boyle said.  The US Attorney's Office said that beginning in 2015, while working as an investment advisor and representative of Linc…