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Caretaker charged with exploiting elderly Lake County victim out of more than $150,000

A Lake County man is facing several felony charges of financial exploitation after allegedly seizing control of more than $150,000 from an elderly woman in his care, authorities said. Harold A. Boyle, 53, is charged by the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office with four class 1 felony counts for his role in the financial scheme, […]

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2 Chicago men ordered detained after allegedly posing as FTC agents, stealing over $60K from Spring Grove residents

Two Chicago men have been detained pending trial after they allegedly stole over $60,000 from an elderly couple in Spring Grove while impersonating FTC agents. Jayesh Rabari, 34, of Chicago, and Nikul N. Desai, 27, of Chicago, were charged with financial exploitation of the elderly or disabled exceeding $50,000, theft by deception over $5,000 involving […]

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Man charged with stealing large sum of money from elderly residents in Lake Forest

A 36-year-old man has been charged with continuing a financial crimes enterprise after investigators say he exploited several elderly residents for large sums of money in Lake Forest. The Lake Forest Police Department began an extensive investigation in April into a report of financial exploitation of several elderly residents, according to a police report. Detectives […]

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Caregiver arrested for allegedly stealing over $12,000 from elderly woman in Vernon Hills

A former caregiver has been charged with committing identity theft and stealing over $12,000 from an elderly victim in Vernon Hills while the victim was in the hospital, prosecutors said. Trincetta Thompson-Crite, 29, of North Chicago, was charged with financial exploitation of an elderly or disabled victim over $5,000, aggravated identity theft of an elderly […]