Springfield man charged with exploiting the elderly

A Springfield man has been charged with 15 counts of financial exploitation of the elderly for what court documents call scams — such as saying he was selling magazines to benefit the military.

Tim W. Hughes, 25, is accused of scamming elderly people in door-to-door solicitations between October 2013 and January 2014, according to Greene County court documents. Most of the charges are felonies punishable by up to five years in prison.

Hughes represented himself as a student or fundraiser who was raising money for school trips, sports or the military overseas, according to court documents. He allegedly got 16 people to write him checks.

Police interviewed him four times, starting in January, but he continued his scams until August, according to court records.

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Springfield man charged with exploiting the elderly