EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 An El Paso man accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from his elderly aunt and uncle\u2019s bank accounts has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison.<\/p>\n
Jesus Rodriguez De La Cruz, 46, pleaded guilty last Tuesday. <\/p>\n
Rodriguez 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
Rodriguez\u2019s aunt and uncle alerted the El Paso Police Financial Crimes Unit in February 2023 to fraudulent activity on their Wells Fargo account that led to that account being depleted of all the money, which amounted to over $73,000. <\/p>\n
The uncle told EPPD that Rodriguez\u2019s name was listed on the transactions resulting in the account\u2019s depletion, and those transactions were unauthorized.<\/p>\n
Rodriguez had gained access to their banking information because he had also worked as their financial adviser. <\/p>\n
The couple had also lent him $60,000 prior to discovering the missing money, but checks Rodriguez made out as a repayment were later found to be fake.<\/p>\n
An investigation uncovered that in 2022, Rodriguez had used the money on luxury vehicles, retail shopping sprees, and extravagant vacations, including a trip to Mexico City during the Formula 1 Racing championship. Rodriguez had previously lost his job at Morgan Stanley after it was learned he defrauded clients of millions of dollars over a three-year period. <\/p>\n