Man due in court after suspected financial abuse of Newtownabbey pensioner

Detectives from the PSNI’s Economic Crime Unit in Antrim have charged a 19-year-old man with fraud by abuse of position, fraud by false representation and money laundering offences.

By The Newsroom

Published 8th Dec 2020, 09:25 BST

Updated 8th Dec 2020, 09:32 BST

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Police say the offences were committed between July 2019 and May 2020.

The charges relate to an investigation into the suspected financial abuse of a man, aged in his 70s, in the Newtownabbey area.

The 19-year-old is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 4 2021.

As is usual procedure all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.

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