Fort Myers man found guilty of exploitation of an elderly person

John James Dunn

A Lee County court found a man guilty of exploitation of an elderly person or a disabled adult for a 2016 incident where he scammed $2,000 from an 80-year-old woman under the guise of a fake air conditioning service contract.

John James Dunn, 37, went to the woman's Fort Myers home to sell her air conditioning services. She agreed to pay $3,000 through financing to have her air conditioner refurbished. The owner of the company Dunn worked for went to the woman's home and discovered that she didn't fully understand the contract, so he canceled the contract and did not charge her, authorities said.

The company owner told Dunn he had canceled the contract. Dunn proceeded to create a fake contract using letterhead from an air conditioning company that previously employed him. He convinced the woman to go to the bank and withdraw $2,000 to pay for the fake contract.

A month later, Dunn returned to the home while a well-being check was being done at her home. Dunn told the person checking on the woman that he worked for the air conditioning company on the letterhead, which was untrue, and introduced himself using his deceased father's name, authorities said.

He is then said to have aggressively demanded that the woman pay an outstanding balance of $1,000.

Dunn left the home without getting the money and was reported to law enforcement. The Lee County Sheriff's Office investigated and then turned the case over to the state attorney's office.

Dunn faces up to ten years in jail. His sentencing is scheduled for July 24.

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