2 Upstate NY women get jail for bilking elderly with false claims for bail money

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Two women from Northern New York have been sentenced to jail for defrauding elderly people by telling the victims that their grandchildren or other relatives needed money for bail.

Naromie Joseph, 29, and Christie Joseph, 25, both of Plattsburgh, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, federal authorities said.

Naromie Joseph was sentenced to time served after spending 13 months in jail awaiting the disposition of her case, followed by three years of supervised release.

Christie Joseph was sentenced to four months of weekends in jail and three years of supervised release.

U.S. District Judge Thomas McAvoy ordered the women to pay $27,200.00 in restitution to victims who sent money to Plattsburgh addresses that the women set up for the scam before placing phone calls in December 2013.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Kopita prosecuted the case, which began with an investigation by Plattsburgh City Police, which later partnered with Homeland Security Investigations.

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2 Upstate NY women get jail for bilking elderly with false claims for bail money