READING, Pa. – Berks County Detectives announced the arrest of a Reading woman following an investigation into allegations of senior financial exploitation/fraud.
In April of 2024, investigators initiated a criminal investigation involving numerous purchases that had been made utilizing the victim’s debit card and banking information without her consent. Authorities say the victim is a 78-year-old, care dependent woman.
The investigation revealed that between November 2023 and April 2024, 84 transactions, totaling $4,498.65, were conducted without the victim’s knowledge or authorization.
Investigators determined that during the time of the transactions, the defendant, 46-year-old Jennifer Konen of Reading, was the primary in-home health care provider for the victim.
A closer examination of the financial transactions in question revealed that many of the alleged payments could be linked to accounts affiliated with Konen.
On Monday, Konen was charged with financial exploitation of an older adult or care-dependent person, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and access device fraud.
She was arraigned Tuesday and released on $10,000 unsecured bail.