SCRANTON — A Weatherly couple was indicted by a federal grand jury for defrauding a 93-year-old woman of approximately $1 million in 2022 and 2023, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Christen Lee Cosgrove, 40, and Brian Cosgrove, 37, were indicted by the federal grand jury on conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering charges.
The 59-count indictment alleges the Cosgroves conspired to defraud financial institutions which had possession of money from an estate and from a 93-year-old woman valued at approximately $1 million, the news release says.
The Cosgroves used and caused wire transactions to fraudulently obtain money which, the news release says, they spent on personal items including a house, a recreational vehicle, a boat, vacations, and paying off personal and business debt.
The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service and the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jenny P. Roberts is prosecuting.
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