NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Chattanooga man will be spending the next five years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud an elderly widow who had dementia.
On Tuesday, Sept. 10, the United States Attorney’s Office announced that 65-year-old Karl Hampton was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay over $1.2 million in restitution.
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Karl Hampton and his wife, Deborah Hampton, both formerly of Franklin, were indicted in June 2021 on multiple counts of conspiracy and money laundering. Karl was also charged with eight counts of wire fraud. Officials said he was found guilty on all counts following a week-long jury trial in April 2023.
At the trial, evidence revealed that Karl had met the victim, an 86-year-old widow, while he was working as an exterminator for a pest control company based in Nashville. He spent the next two years between January 2018 and February 2020 befriending the woman and tricking her into believing that he would care for her personally and financially.