Man charged with financial exploitation of elderly relative

Richard Cleveland

Kendall County State's Attorney Eric Weis has charged a Minooka man, alleging that he stole a large sum of money from an elderly relative, following an investigation by the Kendall County Sheriff's Office.

Richard Cleveland, 58, of the 3000 block of Route 52, Minooka, has been charged with felony financial exploitation of the elderly.

According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies took a report on Oct. 13 alleging that Cleveland had "unlawfully used a large sum of money belonging to an elderly relative."

Detectives began an investigation, and Cleveland was charged on Dec. 6, according to police.

Bond was set for Cleveland at $75,000 with 10 percent to apply, and Cleveland is currently at the Kendall County jail on unrelated charges, police said.

According to Kendall County court records, Cleveland was charged in 2016 with felony aggravated sexual assault, aggravated battery, and domestic battery. Those cases are still pending in the county court system.

A hearing has been scheduled before Judge Timothy McCann on both the latest charges and the 2016 charges for Monday, Dec. 18 at 11 a.m. at the Kendall County Courthouse in Yorkville.

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