SAUGUS — A 54-year-old Saugus woman was sentenced to 54 months in prison and three years of supervised release Tuesday in connection with a scheme to defraud her elderly uncle of his life’s savings, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.
Jayne Carbone was also ordered to pay $493,279 in restitution and forfeiture.
On Oct. 12, 2021, Carbone was convicted by a federal jury of four counts of wire fraud and four counts of aggravated identity theft.
Carbone was the caretaker for her uncle for more than a decade and systematically defrauded her uncle of $493,279 by using her uncle’s name and Social Security number to withdraw the funds from his bank accounts, prosecutors said.
To conceal the scheme, Carbone intercepted her uncle’s mail, removed his bank statements and delivered him fake statements reflecting inflated balances.
Once the scheme was uncovered, Carbone refused to return the funds and made various threats against her uncle and other family members.
