Plymouth resident sentenced on elder exploitation charges

By ADAM DRAPCHO

PLYMOUTH — Michelle Trojano, who previously pleaded guilty to two counts of felony theft, has been sentenced by Grafton Superior Court to 12 months of incarceration. She has also been ordered to pay restitution to her victims.

Trojano, 30, of Plymouth, was prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Unit for two thefts, each considered felonies involving amounts greater than $1,500.

The first charge accused Trojano of exercising control of another person’s bank account from December 2017 to June 2019, “with a purpose to deprive” the rightful owners of the account, according to a press release from the Attorney General’s office. On this charge, Trojano was sentenced to 12 months in the house of corrections, and was ordered to pay $159,759.54 in restitution.

A second charge held that Trojano had gained similar control over another person’s bank account from April 2 to April 26, 2019. For this charge, Trojano was given a suspended sentence of up to seven years in state prison, and was ordered to pay restitution of $8,300.

A LinkedIn profile matching Trojano’s name listed her occupation as a teacher at New Hampton School. A person who works in New Hampton School’s human resources department said Trojano is not currently an employee of the school, but couldn’t say whether she had previously worked there.

The case was investigated by Plymouth Police Department and prosecuted by Bryan J. Townsend II, senior assistant attorney general, of the elder abuse and financial exploitation unit.

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