A 56-year-old Akron woman is facing felony charges after Springfield Township detectives say she siphoned roughly $38,000 from the bank accounts of an elderly, “vulnerable” customer. Investigators allege the money was withdrawn without the victim’s permission and that the woman later admitted making the transactions. She is charged with forgery, telecommunications fraud and theft from a person in a protected class.
Detectives say the case opened after a December 2025 report that the victim’s bank accounts had been accessed without authorization, according to WKYC. The outlet reports that Springfield Township investigators tracked a series of withdrawals totaling about $38,000 back to the suspect and that a press release stated she confessed to making the…..