Crime & Safety
Woman Stole from Family Member, 86, Prosecutor Says
She took $200,000 from a Monroe Township resident over a two-year period, prosecutors say.
Monroe Township, NJ - She stole from her own relative, prosecutors say, an 86-year-old Monroe Township resident.
Susan Obel, 61, of Brooklyn was arrested Wednesday, after police say she stole about $200,000 from her elderly relative over a two-year period.
Obel took the funds in various amounts between October 2013 and December 2015 from the 86-year-old, said Detective Brian Dziomba of the Monroe Township Police Department and Detective Linda Infusino of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
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She used the money to purchase items as clothing and jewelry, and to help her buy real estate, they said.
Obel was charged with theft by deception, forgery, uttering a forged check, credit card theft, and unlawful use of a credit card. She was released from custody after posting a $75,000 bail.
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She was charged following an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Elder Abuse and Exploitation Team, which is dedicated to curbing crimes committed against senior citizens.
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