Man accused of defrauding 84-year-old woman out of more than $70K
A man is in jail after Hall County deputies said he defrauded an 84-year-old woman out of more than $70,000 over the course of four years.
Hyun Bae You, 57, of Winder, was arrested Tuesday after a monthlong investigation, Hall sheriff’s office spokesman Derreck Booth said.
The sheriff’s office began looking into You after receiving a fraud report from a friend of the victim Feb. 5. An investigation revealed You befriended the victim, a woman from Hoschton, “several years ago and gained access to her bank account,” Booth said.
Investigators said between January 2016 and March 2020, You used more than $70,000 of the woman’s funds.
You was taken to the Hall County Jail, where he remains on a charge of exploitation of an elder person.
The investigation is ongoing.
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