New Bern man charged with defrauding elderly Craven County couple of $22,000

Police River Bend, Craven County are warning residents to be alert after one elderly couple was defrauded out of more than $20,000.

Police say Rodney Taylor of New Bern stole around $22,000 from an elderly couple in their 80's.

Taylor is charged with felony obtaining property by false pretense, felony exploitation of an adult elder, and failure to work after being paid.

Police say Taylor was hired to do yard work for the couple and was taking thousands of dollars from the couple over the course of the year, and then failing to do the work or over charging the couple by thousands for the work he was doing.

Police say this couple may have not been his only victim.

Police are suggesting family members talk to their elderly loved ones about who is doing work on their homes to make sure this isn't happening to them.

Taylor is being held on a $30,000 secured bond and currently has several other similar pending charges in surrounding areas.

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New Bern man charged with defrauding elderly Craven County couple of $22,000