A woman charged with bilking an elderly New Jersey man out of nearly $165,000 by pretending she was romantically attracted to him has pleaded guilty to theft by deception.
Forty-eight-year-old Brenda Miguel was arrested in Orlando, Fla. She pleaded guilty in state Superior Court in Newark.
New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice prosecutors say she and another woman befriended the victim, a West Orange resident, and pretended they needed loans for business ventures.
The second defendant, 46-year-old Susan Frank remains a fugitive.
Miguel faces up to five years in prison at sentencing Sept. 1. She has provided partial restitution and promised to pay back the remaining money.
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Woman Admits Feigning Romance to Bilk Elderly New Jersey Man Out of Nearly $165,000
"...pretending she was romantically attracted" --
ReplyDeletemaybe that's what happened in the Illinois case above.