BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBMA) — A mother and daughter have been sentenced for their roles in an elder fraud scheme that defrauded nearly $500,000 from an elderly victim, according to U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.
U.S. District Court Judge Anna M. Manasco sentenced Mykia L. Henderson, 32, of Moody, to 87 months in prison, and Cynthia H. Mixon, 50, of Fairfield, to 57 months in prison. Both women pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
According to plea agreements, between December 2020 and February 2022, Mixon and Henderson served as in-home caretakers for the elderly victim. In this capacity, they accessed the victim’s financial information, which they shared with each other and other conspirators…