NC Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison

A Coquino Beach, North Carolina man was sentenced to 90 months in prison for his role in an investment scheme that defrauded investors of $1.4 million, United States Attorney Paul J Fishman announced.

Michael Noreski, 55, formerly of Mantua, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Renée Marie Bumb on June 6, 2011 to an information charging him with one count of wire fraud. Judge Bumb imposed the sentence today in Camden federal court.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

Noreski was the owner of 4 Solutions LLC, a Gibbsboro, New Jersey company that purported to facilitate short sale property transactions for distressed homeowners. Noreski admitted that in connection with this business, he defrauded 10 or more victims of more than $1,000,000.

Noreski, assisted by John Fikaris, 29, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, used approximately $195,000 in forged checks taken from an incapacitated individual, without that individual’s guardian’s permission or knowledge, for 4 Solutions’s initial operating expenses and for Noreski’s personal expenses.

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North Carolina Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison for 14 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

NC Woman Arrested and Charged with Misappropriation of Nearly $100K From Elderly Woman

A Burlington woman has been arrested on charges of misappropriating nearly $100,000 from an elderly woman.

Jessica Lynn Isley, 42, was arrested after eight months of investigation by Alamance County deputies.

Deputies received a report from the Alamance County Department of Social Services in May of possible exploitation of an elderly adult.

Deputies allege Isley, who had power of attorney, used some of the money to help pay for a Chrysler 300, which is registered in Isley’s name. Deputies have seized the car as evidence.

The money was allegedly used to pay for the car’s down payment, finance payments, auto insurance and property taxes, deputies said.

The investigation involved executing multiple search warrants and obtaining court orders for financial records, deputies said.

Deputies allege Isley also used the victim’s credit card.

Isley was charged with one count of exploiting an elderly adult and one count of financial card fraud.

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Deputies: Suspect Misappropriated $97k from Elderly Woman

NC Lawyer Disbarred, Charged With Embezzlement

A Clayton attorney has been disbarred and indicted on charges of stealing more than $1.1 million from her clients.

A Johnston County grand jury indicted Jennifer Green-Lee with 13 counts of embezzlement.

According to the indictments, she took the money from 10 clients between last March and May. Some of the clients are real estate developers and construction companies, while others are individuals.

According to the North Carolina State Bar, she surrendered her law license after acknowledging that she had misappropriated client funds and was disbarred.

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Clayton Lawyer Disbarred, Charged With Embezzlement

NC Man Accused of Taking Mother’s Savings

Authorities have charged an elderly Midway Park man with emptying $200,000 out of his mother’s bank accounts.

Charles Edward Farnell, 71, was charged Monday by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office with two counts of exploitation of an elderly and disabled adult. His bond was set at $30,000.

Farnell is accused of having his name added to bank accounts belonging to his 94-year-old mother Marie Gregory, removing funds and closing out the accounts, Sheriff Ed Brown said in a news release.

Farnell took his wheelchair-bound mother to First Citizens Bank and Marine Federal Credit Union on July 1 and later removed funds in excess of $200,000.

Brown said Gregory has had several strokes and suffers from dementia.

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Man Accused of Taking Mother’s Savings

>Parents Battle for Control of Adult Child

>A Fayetteville woman is entangled in a custody battle across state lines for adult daughter.

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>Elderly Woman Defrauded of Her Life Savings

>A Granville County couple has been found guilty in an insurance fraud scheme to steal an elderly woman’s life savings.

Creedmoor Police say the elderly victim tried to purchase a money order from her bank on Jan. 7, 2010, but was told she didn’t have enough in her savings account. Bank officials told her that Aaron Pittman, 56, of Louisburg, was a joint holder on her account.

However the victim said she only knew Pittman as a preacher and insurance salesman who knocked on her door five years prior.

The victim said she thought she was purchasing a life insurance policy from Pittman, but instead signed an annuity contract. Pittman gained access to the victim’s savings and transferred $50,000 to the annuity, then changed the beneficiary and ownership to his wife, Mildred Dew, 58 of Nashville.

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Elderly Woman Defrauded of Her Life Savings

>Indiana Judge Faces Drunken Driving Charge in North Carolina

>A Hamilton County judge who is presiding over two high-profile cases says he was arrested on a drunken-driving charge while vacationing in North Carolina.

Hamilton Superior Court Judge William Hughes said in a news release that he was charged with driving while impaired and driving left of center last week in Currituck County.

The 55-year-old Hughes says he reported his arrest to the state Judicial Qualifications Committee for review.

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Indiana Judge Faces Drunken Driving Charge in North Carolina

Couple Accused of Bilking Elderly Member

A Swansboro couple is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly family member.

Angela Carter and her husband William are charged with stealing more than one-hundred-fifty thousand dollars from a relative.

Angela Carter is being held on a 20-thousand dollar bond while her husband is in state prison on other unrelated charges.

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Swansboro Couple Bilk Elderly Family Member Out of Thousands

Woman Accused of Kidnapping Elderly Woman, May be More Victims

A Salisbury woman is accused of kidnapping an elderly woman to commit fraud and sheriff’s investigators say there may be other victims.

On August 17, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate a missing 82-year-old female suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

The woman’s family said she was seen leaving her home earlier that morning with a white female in a dark-colored car.

The elderly woman was returned to her home the next morning by Karen Staton, 42, of Salisbury.

Staton, however, told investigators she found the 82-year-old female at Wal-Mart and brought her home.

During the investigation, the sheriff’s office learned that Staton had cashed one of the victim’s checks in June.

The sheriff’s office said Staton already had a charge of habitual felon, and exploitation of the elderly, pending in court.

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Woman Accused of Kidnapping Elderly Victim to Commit Fraud

Former Financial Advisor Sentenced to 3 Years

Federal authorities say a former North Carolina financial adviser has been sentenced to three years in prison for taking millions from an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s disease.

U.S. Attorney George Holding announced Wednesday that 66-year-old Harold Blondeau of Raleigh was also ordered to pay nearly $425,700 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service, the victim, her trusts, and the charity founded with her money.

Blondeau pleaded guilty last year to investment adviser fraud and tax fraud, for not reporting or paying taxes on the illegal income. He admitted taking nearly $3 million from a then-83-year-old Raleigh woman.

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Raleigh Man Receives 3 Years for Bilking Elderly Woman