Jason Taylor Sentenced for Financially Exploiting Family Members

Press Release

For Immediate Release

Date: November 02, 2026

Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella announces that Jason Taylor, age 38, of Pelham, New Hampshire has been sentenced in Hillsborough County Superior Court Southern District for financially exploiting family members through a scheme that caused more than $260,000 in losses.

Taylor pleaded guilty to two counts of financial exploitation and two counts of theft by deception. The charges stemmed from a scheme in which Taylor fabricated a fictitious legal case and created false correspondence purportedly from attorneys, a prosecutor, and the Chief Justice of the United States. He used the fabricated documents to persuade family members to provide money, promising that the funds would be reimbursed.

“Financial exploitation can have devastating consequences, particularly when someone abuses the trust of family members who believe they are helping a loved one,” said Attorney General Formella. “Protecting older adults from fraud and financial abuse is an important responsibility of this office. We will continue to hold those who exploit vulnerable adults accountable under the law.”

The court sentenced Taylor to 2½ to 5 years, stand committed, on the financial exploitation charges, and 7½ to 15 years, all suspended, on the theft by deception charges. As a condition of his suspended sentences, Taylor is prohibited from working with or serving as a fiduciary for any elderly, disabled, or impaired adult. The court also ordered Taylor to pay a total of $260,048.69 in restitution to the victims.

The case was prosecuted by the New Hampshire Department of Justice Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Unit and investigated in conjunction with the Hudson and Pelham Police Departments.

Anyone who believes they or a loved one may be the victim of elder abuse or financial exploitation should contact local law enforcement, the Bureau of Adult and Aging Services (www.nheasy.nh.gov), and the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (www.ic3.gov) and report the incident promptly. Quick reporting may improve the chances of recovering stolen funds and prevent additional victimization.
 

Contact

Michael S. Garrity, Director of Communications
(603) 931-9375 | michael.s.garrity@doj.nh.gov

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Nancy A. DeAngelis, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Chief, Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Unit
(603) 271-3671 | Nancy.A.DeAngelis@doj.nh.gov

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Jason Taylor Sentenced for Financially Exploiting Family Members

Missouri man sentenced after stealing $240K from elderly mother

by Jared Bush

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri man has been sentenced after stealing just over $240,000 from his elderly mother.

Michael McLin of Grain Valley pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. 29, to fraudulent use of a credit/debit card device. All his other charges were dismissed. He was sentenced to three years in prison.

He was charged in April 2025 with financial exploitation of the elderly, a class A felony, and stealing, a class C felony.

According to court documents, McLin and his girlfriend moved into his mother’s house in 2021 or 2022.

In June 2022, court records say McLin began withdrawing money from his mother’s bank accounts without her knowledge or permission after adding his name to them without her knowledge.

This continued until 2024, when his mother discovered $160,000 missing from her bank accounts. His mother then closed the bank accounts and opened new ones so that McLin no longer had access to them. 

McLin’s mother moved out of her home in June 2024 to live with her grandson and his wife. Eviction notices were put on the home in order to McLin and his girlfriend to leave.

After bank records were reviewed, it was determined that McLin stole a total of $230,319.77 from his mother’s two bank accounts. He also used her Discover Credit Card to spend nearly $10,000 without her permission.

In total, McLin stole $240,075.58. 

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San Antonio woman fights to restore her rights after she was placed under guardianship

San Antonio woman fights to restore her rights after she was placed under guardianship during a bitter divorce. 

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Woman charged with pushing 73-year-old man off CTA bus in the Loop

 

A woman has been charged with attacking a 73-year-old man as he was getting off a CTA bus earlier this month in downtown Chicago. 

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Center Point couple accused of stealing $93K from grandparent

By KCRG Staff 

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - A Center Point couple is accused of stealing more than $93,000 from one of their grandmothers.

Aarika and Richard Ortega are both charged with theft and financial exploitation of an older person, money laundering and credit card fraud.

A criminal complaint says Aarika became her grandmother’s guardian in November of 2025.

By March, she had put her grandmother in assisted living and transferred $25,000 out of her account as a “wage” for taking care of her.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says they continued to take from the account. Charges included a new dirt bike and pickup truck, repairing a four-wheeler and a trip to a St. Louis Cardinals game, among other charges.

Both are being held at the Linn County Jail.

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Leelanau County Man to Stand Trial on Embezzlement Charges

LANSING — On Wednesday, in the 80^th District Court in Harrison, Donovan Leonard, 34, of Cedar, was bound over to stand trial on felony charges of embezzlement, forgery, uttering and publishing, and failure to file taxes, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The case was investigated by the Michigan Department of Attorney General, which then charged Leonard in August of this year.

In 2023, Leonard obtained power of attorney over an elderly man, with whom he’d been close for many years, who was at that time suffering from dementia. It is alleged that Leonard soon after sold off assets belonging to the man and took more than $100,000 from his bank accounts. Leonard allegedly created and filed with the probate court false receipts to justify the stolen sums.

“Power of attorney is a significant legal authority one person can grant to another in a time of need, but it is not a license to steal,” said Attorney General Nessel. “Vulnerable and elderly Michigan residents often must rely on a trusted relative or friend to help manage their finances or other affairs. When that trust and legal privilege is abused, my office will act to hold unscrupulous actors accountable.”

Leonard is charged with:

• 1 count of Embezzlement from a Vulnerable Adult - $100,000 or more, a 20-year felony;
• 1 count of Embezzlement by an Agent - $100,000 or more, a 20-year felony;
• 1 count of Forgery, a 14-year felony;
• 1 count of Uttering and Publishing, a 14-year felony; and
• 2 counts of Taxes – Failure to File, a 5-year felony.

Leonard will next appear before Judge Tara S. Hovey in the 55^th Circuit Court in Clare County.

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Please note: For all criminal proceedings, a criminal charge is merely an allegation. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The Department does not provide booking photos. 

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Leelanau County Man to Stand Trial on Embezzlement Charges