Police: Paterson Home Aide Goes On $7,200 Shopping Spree With Hawthorne Patient’s Credit Card

A home health aide used a Hawthorne patient’s credit card to charge thousands of dollars in purchases for herself, authorities said.

Jessica Salgado
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Jerry DeMarco

12/23/2019 11:05 a.m.

The victim said the Hawthorne Avenue victim gave Jessica Salgado, 33, of Paterson the card to buy only groceries.

Salgado told police that she spent the $7,218.43 on “a few other items” and intended to pay him back, Detective Sgt. Matthew Hoogmoed said.

Police charged Salgado with fraudulent use of a credit card and theft and released her pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson.

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