(WFRV) – A Green Bay woman had her signature bond set at $10,000 after being charged with multiple crimes tied to the alleged theft of thousands of dollars from an elderly victim.
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According to a criminal complaint obtained by WFRV, 28-year-old Shameka Olson is accused of stealing over $6,000 from an elderly victim she was responsible for. On February 24, authorities were notified that $6,174.60 unauthorized charges were made via PayPal on a 101-year-old person’s account.
None of these charges were authorized, and the victim didn’t use PayPal, the complaint said. Authorities searched the username where the money went and identified the person to whom the account belonged.
That person reportedly told authorities that Olson recently asked them if she could send money to their PayPal account. They also told authorities that Olson works with the elderly as a caretaker.
Olson was listed as a caregiver for the victim.
On February 27, authorities went to Olson’s residence to speak with her. She later admitted to taking pictures of the victim’s American Express card.
The complaint says she created a PayPal account using the victim’s information before transferring $2,000 and $4,000 via PayPal. Olson also told authorities that the PayPal fees pushed the total to over $6,000.
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She also mentioned that there were no other victims, and she did this because her vehicle broke down. Olson said she used the money to buy a vehicle, according to the complaint.
Olson is charged with:
- Misappropriation of personal identifying information or documents, increased penalty for elder person victim
- Felony
- Up to six years in prison (can be increased due the victim being elderly)
- Money laundering
- Felony
- Up to six years in prison (can be increased due the victim being elderly)
- Financial transaction card – fraudulent use
- Felony
- Up to six years in prison (can be increased due the victim being elderly)
Court records show Olson was in court on March 2 for her initial appearance. Her signature bond was set at $10,000.
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She is scheduled to be back in court on May 6 for a status conference. WFRV will update this story as the case progresses.
