The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 52-year-old Crawfordville woman in connection with the theft of nearly $12,000 over several months from her 100-year-old grandmother’s bank accounts, according to Sheriff David Harvey.
Lynda S. Hutcheson was charged with theft, criminal use of a personal identification and exploitation of the elderly on July 20 for an incident at Score Credit Union where the suspect withdrew funds without authorization. The case investigation expanded to include other withdrawals from an additional banking institution and businesses in May and June 2011.
As the case investigation expanded into August, Hutcheson was charged with grand theft and 39 counts of criminal use of personal information.
Hutcheson was a caregiver for her 100-year-old grandmother in Crawfordville. During the investigation, detectives discovered that Hutcheson drove the victim to businesses on daily errands to pick up items for her and she used the victim’s credit card during the transactions. The victim’s family was notified by a banking institution after the accounts became overdrawn. Contact with the victim’s bank determined that more than $9,000 worth of charges was created on her bank accounts.
Video evidence confirmed that Hutcheson withdrew the victim’s money from the credit union. A warrant was issued July 21 for Hutcheson for petit theft, criminal use of personal information and exploitation of the elderly for the May 8 credit union withdrawal. She remained in the Wakulla County Jail under a $15,000 bond while the investigation continued.
Thirty-nine other withdrawals were discovered at Centennial Bank, Wal-Mart, Publix and Winn-Dixie that totaled $11,156 that resulted in her Aug. 12 arrest while in jail. Her bond increased from $15,000 to $95,000 at her first appearance Saturday, Aug. 13. She has remained in the Wakulla County Jail since July 20.
The case was originally reported by the victim’s daughter-in-law who is Hutcheson’s mother. The victim, suspect and suspect’s mother all resided in the same Crawfordville home. The victim has been living in Wakulla County since April 2011 after moving from South Florida.
SOURCE: WCTV NEWS
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