{"id":13361,"date":"2025-10-21T04:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T04:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/13361\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T04:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T04:54:13","slug":"el-paso-man-sentenced-for-stealing-thousands-from-elderly-aunt-uncle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/13361\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso man sentenced for stealing thousands from elderly aunt, uncle"},"content":{"rendered":"

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 A former Morgan Stanley financial adviser has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison after stealing thousands of dollars from his elderly aunt and uncle, the El Paso County District Attorney\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n

Former El Paso Morgan Stanley financial adviser sentenced for multi-million fraud scheme <\/a><\/p>\n

The DA\u2019s Office says Jesus Rodriguez De La Cruz, 46, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 14, during a hearing. He pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including two counts of financial abuse of an elderly person, two counts of exploitation of an elderly person and one count of theft of property.<\/p>\n

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Rodriguez\u2019s aunt and uncle alerted the El Paso Police Financial Crimes Unit in February 2023 to fraudulent activity on their Well\u2019s Fargo account that led to that account being depleted of all money, which totaled to $73,000.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez\u2019s uncle told police that his nephew\u2019s name was listed on the transactions resulting in the account\u2019s depletion and that the transactions were unauthorized.<\/p>\n

The DA\u2019s Office says Rodriguez had gained access to the banking information because he had also worked as their financial adviser. The couple had also lent him $60,000 before discovering the missing money, and checks Rodriguez made out as a repayment were discovered to be fake.<\/p>\n

An investigation revealed that in 2022, Rodriguez had used his aunt and uncle\u2019s money on luxury vehicles, retail shopping sprees, and vacations including a trip to Mexico City during the Formula 1 Racing championship, the DA\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n

As KTSM 9 News previously reported, Rodriguez had previously lost his job at Morgan Stanley in El Paso after committing a multi-million dollar fraud scheme.<\/p>\n

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