Mercer County Man Accused of Scamming Elderly Woman Out of Over $11,000 for Driveway Work Never Completed

Mercer County Man Accused of Scamming Elderly Woman Out of Over $11,000 for Driveway Work Never Completed

PRINCETON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — A Princeton man is facing serious charges after allegedly taking more than $11,000 from a 76-year-old woman for a driveway paving job he never completed. According to a report from the West Virginia State Police, Robert Brian Whitlow was paid $11,525 by an elderly woman on June 26, 2023, to pave her driveway at her residence on Glenwood Park Road. She said she withdrew the money in cash and received a “paid in full” r…

LaPorte Man Charged with Defrauding Elderly Adult of Over $11,000 - Region News Source

Nathan Lee Scott Payne, 34, of LaPorte has been charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to unauthorized financial activity involving an endangered adult. According to court documents, on March 27, 2025, without authorization, Nathan Lee Scott Payne electronically withdrew $345.00 from the victim’s Chase bank account and deposited the funds into a Zelle account, which was then deposited into a CITI bank account under his name for …