Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Elderly Couple Accused of Scamming Friend

An elderly couple is arrested, accused of scamming a friend out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

RI State police say that Jaime Resende, 62, and Maria Resende, 69, of Warren took a total of $360,850 dollars from the victim. The couple received the cash over the course of nearly two years.

Capt. James Swanberg says the couple received exorbitant amounts of cash to run simple errands for the victim; such as taking her to the doctor's office.

State police say the victim's mental state is diminishing. The case was brought to their attention by the victim's power of attorney.

Both suspects were arraigned on charges including obtaining money under false pretenses, and exploitation of an elder. Both have been released on personal recognizance.

Full Article and Source:
RI Elderly Woman Scammed Out of 300+K

4 comments:

StandUp said...

Scamming their friend?

Not really, they probably were never really friends with the victim.

The friendship was all an act.

Anonymous said...

This couple reminds me of the guardians who were featured in the LA Times series, "Guardians for Proit". They were taking wards out for ice cream and charging hundreds of dollars, etc.

Barbara said...

Very sad. The victim was not only scammed, she was betrayed.

Anonymous said...

Releases on personal recognizance?

What personal recognizance does a scammer have?