Bronx man arrested for scamming Long Island grandmothers out of $25K

A Bronx antheral who constabulary accidental scammed 2 Long Island grandmothers retired of much than $25,000 has been arrested, authorities successful Nassau County announced Thursday.

Jaime Castillo, 36, is accused of calling the 2 women claiming to beryllium Raymond Allen, an lawyer representing the victims’ grandchildren.

Castillo allegedly told his victims their grandchild had been arrested and needed wealth for bail. He would past conscionable the victims to retrieve the cash, Nassau County constabulary said successful a quality release.

According to investigators, the archetypal unfortunate was a  90-year-old pistillate of Port Washington, who gave Castillo a full of $17,600 — which she gathered implicit 2 days — connected June 2, 2023.

Nearly 2 months later, connected July 24, Castillo allegedly targeted his 2nd victim, an 89-year-old of Hewlett Harbor. She was defrauded retired of $7,700, officials said.

Both women believed they were giving the fake lawyer wealth that would beryllium utilized to bail retired their grandchildren, according to police.

A associated probe conducted by Nassau constabulary and the Port Washington Police Department aboriginal recovered Castillo to beryllium the idiosyncratic down the scam.

He was arrested without incidental connected Wednesday and is scheduled to beryllium arraigned successful Nassau District Court connected Thursday.

Castillo is charged with four counts of third-degree expansive larceny and 1 number each of second-degree transgression impersonation and first-degree strategy to defraud, aged person.