Sycamore bar owner accused of scamming elderly man out of $100K+ after his cancer diagnosis

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – A Sycamore woman faces criminal charges following claims that she stole several thousand dollars from one of her clients’ bank accounts.

Sharon Johnson-Walloch, 56, is charged with one count of aggravated identity theft of someone older than 60 with theft of more than $100,000 and one count of financial exploitation of an elderly person older than 70 with theft of more than $15,000.

A man filed a police report with the Rockford Police Department saying his accountant stole thousands of dollars from his business and personal checking accounts.

He told police that he hired the accountant, Johnson-Walloch, in 2020. He was 71 at the time…

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