NJ Man Faces Charges Of Allegedly Duping Elderly Woman Into Signing Over Her Home To Him, Stealing Thousand$ From Her Checking Account

In New Brunswick, New Jersey, nj.com reports:

• A New Brunswick man was arrested Friday [August 5] and charged with convincing an elderly woman to deed her home over to him and then stealing thousands of dollars from her checking account, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey said.
  
  Fady Chedid, 52, was charged with two counts of theft, Carey said. He added that an investigation determined he convinced the woman to sign over title to her home and then withdrew several thousand dollars from her checking account by writing checks in various amounts between Sept. 4, 2013 and June 2014.
  
  Chedid was in the Middlesex County jail Friday afternoon in lieu of $50,000 bail.
  
  The investigation began after an anonymous tip was placed to state authorities at Adult Protective Services of the Division of Family and Children's Services. Carey said a legal guardian was assigned by the state who subsequently notified the prosecutor's office.
  
  "The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office remains committed to investigating and prosecuting instances of elder fraud, abuse and exploitation," Carey said. "By fostering our partnerships with agencies such as Adult Protective Services, we become more effective in protecting those seniors who are vulnerable to these types of crimes."

Source: Man charged with stealing home, checks from elderly woman.