6/17/19
by News Department on 06/17/19Fraud Charges...
33 year old Yahaira Diaz, of Pottsville, was charged Friday, with aggravated identity theft, mail fraud, and access device fraud.
According to Skook News the charges stem from her participation in what has been popularly dubbed the “Grandparents Scheme”, which is a type of elder financial abuse.
Diaz reportedly engaged in numerous incidents including credit card fraud. In the Grandparents Scheme, Diaz and her co-schemers defrauded at least 10 elderly victims of at least $158,800 and attempted to defraud those victims of at least an additional $69,000.
If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of 72 years in prison, including a mandatory minimum term of two years in prison.
