TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -A Tallahassee woman has been arrested on multiple fraud charges, according to arrest papers.<\/p>\n
Police say Caycee Gilbert was involved in at least two fraud cases involving two elderly women. <\/p>\n
According to arrest papers, one victim, an 81-year-old woman, had her identity stolen after mail was taken from her home. <\/p>\n
The woman\u2019s daughter told police that last March, she noticed her mother\u2019s mailbox open and mail scattered on the ground. She also said she found a Belk credit card bill in her mother\u2019s name with an outstanding balance of over $3,000. <\/p>\n
Arrest papers show that the daughter told police she had to take her mother, who has dementia, out shopping, and she had not taken her to Belk in years.<\/p>\n
The victim told police that only her daughter should have access to her cards and accounts. <\/p>\n
The woman\u2019s daughter gave police mail addressed to her mother for various store credit cards, including Home Depot and Sam\u2019s Club.<\/p>\n
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A JCPenney card in the victim\u2019s name had also been compromised, and a series of charges, totaling almost $5,000, were made. <\/p>\n
Police were able to identify Gilbert using the fraudulent cards on surveillance cameras at several stores. Video also showed Gilbert reaching into the victim\u2019s mailbox, according to arrest papers. <\/p>\n
During the investigation, a separate report of fraudulent use of information was made. This time, the victim was an 84-year-old woman. A family member reported the woman had gotten several credit card denial letters in the mail. <\/p>\n
In March 2024, the woman tried to use her Sam\u2019s Club credit card, but it was declined. She was informed that the card had been reported lost or stolen, and a new card had been mailed to an address previously identified as Gilbert\u2019s. <\/p>\n
Fraudulent charges had been made on the new Sam\u2019s Club card, totalling around $1,500. <\/p>\n
When police spoke to Gilbert, she denied stealing mail or using fraudulent cards, but later admitted to using the cards, saying they were not fraudulently obtained.<\/p>\n
According to arrest papers, a search of Gilbert\u2019s porch revealed mail belonging to at least ten other people. <\/p>\n
Gilbert was arrested and charged with four counts of fraudulent use of personal identification information (victim over 60), five counts of unlawful possession of a stolen credit card, organized scheme to defraud, three counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, dealing in credit cards of another, and grand theft. <\/p>\n
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