Special Will County unit launched to protect seniors from financial predators
30 cases have been investigated since the beginning of the year
By Alicia Fabbre Special to the Tribune
8:38 PM CDT, April 16, 2008
Will County prosecutors have begun 30 investigations since launching a new unit aimed at protecting senior citizens against identity theft, loan fraud and other forms of financial exploitation, State's Atty. James Glasgow said Wednesday.
Speaking before a group of senior citizens, Glasgow and prosecutors in the unit said they wanted to get the word out that financial crimes against the elderly would be specially reviewed and prosecuted.
The unit started earlier this year, in part, as a result of the office's prosecution against former Joliet Fire Chief Joseph Drick and his wife, Cheri. The Dricks were convicted of stealing more than $200,000 from an elderly woman they had befriended. The couple were sentenced to 8 years in prison.
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