QUEENS, N.Y. — A Kew Gardens Hills woman has been charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property for allegedly scamming elderly victims out of more than $500,000 in a nationwide fraud scheme, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced.
Lise Rossopoulos, 59, is accused of working with a co-conspirator who posed as a government official and convinced victims to wire money to bank accounts in her name. One victim, a 92-year-old Hawaii resident, was told her identity had been stolen and wired $446,000 to a Chase bank account between February and July 2023. Another victim, an 83-year-old Kentucky man, was similarly deceived and sent nearly $102,000 to a TD Bank account.
Rossopoulos was arraigned on charges of grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property. If convicted, she faces up to 15 years in prison. She is due back in court on May 8.