Frimley care worker jailed for defrauding elderly woman
She will spend 40 weeks behind bars after pleading guilty to money laundering
A care worker from Frimley who defrauded a woman she was employed to look after has been jailed.
Susan Tyler of Wansdyke Close will spend 40 weeks behind bars after pleading guilty to money laundering.
In 2017 the 59-year-old used the personal details of her victim to fraudulently open accounts for her own financial gain. She paid for purchases, bills and loans.
Winchester Crown Court heard that during a search of an address at which Tyler resided, documentation linked to fraudulent activity was located by officers.
Investigators later discovered that she had made 123 separate PayPal transactions, using two separate PayPal accounts, over a period of 12 months.
Tyler appeared at Winchester Crown Court yesterday (17 March).
Detective Sergeant, Marcus Mills, said:
"An offender has been brought to justice and handed a significant custodial sentence – after preying on vulnerable and elderly victim.
"She abused her position of power in the cruellest of ways, and showed little remorse for someone who she had a duty of care for.
"This was a complex investigation which has yielded a positive outcome.
"The cost to Tyler’s victim has been traumatic, having caused untold distress and worry – so we are pleased to see that she is no longer a threat to the local communities of Hampshire and Surrey.
“In handing down this sentence, which reflects the nature and severity of her criminal activity, we hope that this will act as a future deterrent to those individuals seeking to abuse positions of trust or exploiting the elderly and vulnerable.
"We will always seek to bring offenders to justice and with this bring closure to their unfortunate victims who have been preyed upon.”