Man Faked Cancer to Scam Elderly Woman Out of Nearly $600K: Madison Police

MADISON, CT — A Madison man is accused of scamming an elderly woman out of nearly $600,000 by claiming he had cancer when in fact he used the money to purchase personal items including a house, police said.

Madison police said on August 11 James J. Cicarella, 33, of Yankee Peddler Path in Madison turned himself on an arrest warrant. Cicarella is charged with first-degree larceny and was held on a $750,000 bond.

Cicarella’s arrest stems from an investigation in which he is accused of defrauding an elderly female of $578,466 during the years 2013- 2014 factiously claiming that he suffered from pre-leukemia, said Captain Joseph Race in a news release.

The monies provided were ultimately used by Cicarella to buy various items of jewelry, electronics, as well as the purchase of his residence, police said.

Cicarella is being held at the Madison Police Department pending his arraignment in New Haven Superior Court later today.