Elderly Caretaker Charged With Draining CU Account

VINELAND, N. J. – An 89-year-old member of Bay Atlantic FCU had her account drained by a live-in care giver, according to police. Luis Martinez, 41, who parlayed a job doing yard work into that of a live-in, was charged with forging checks to steal $17,000 from the unidentified man’s account. Detectives interviewed the victim who told them he hadn’t signed the checks. The caregiver was charged with forgery, uttering a forged document and theft by deception.

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