Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Dauphin Island Tax Clerk arrested on exploitation of elderly charge

by Keith Lane

Jennifer Faye McLester (Mobile Jail)Dauphin Island Tax Clerk arrested on exploitation of elderly charge

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WPMI) — Jennifer Faye McLester, listed as the Rental and Tax Clerk on the Town of Dauphin Island webpage, has been arrested on a Financial Exploitation of the Elderly and a Sale of Securities charge.

McLester was booked just before 5pm Monday and is scheduled to appear for a bond hearing Wednesday morning.

According to Mayor Jeff Collier, the charges are not related to her job duties and her status with the Town has not changed.

According to court documents Jennifer McLester is accused of taking nearly $180,000 from two individuals.

In the Financial Exploitation of the Elderly charge, Jennifer McLester is accused of taking $92,000 from an elderly female by transferring the money to her own account.

The charge of Fraud in Sale of Securities relates to Jennifer McLester allegedly collecting approximately $87,000 from a second woman for the purchase of CD’s (Certificates of Deposit) that were never purchased, according to the complaint.

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Dauphin Island Tax Clerk arrested on exploitation of elderly charge

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