A Chattanooga, Tennessee, man is headed to prison for defrauding an elderly widow of $1.2 million. Last week, Karl Hampton learned he’ll be spending 60 months behind bars for tricking the 86-year-old woman. A press release from the Middle District of Tennessee’s U.S. Attorney’s Office did not disclose the widow’s name but revealed that she has dementia.
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Tennessee Man Pretended To Be Widow’s Son & Rep
Hampton first met the widow while providing pest control services as an exterminator in her Tennessee home. After that initial meeting, Karl convinced the woman that he would care for her financially and personally, per the release.
Instead, between January 2018 and February 2020, he “drained the woman’s bank accounts.” Additionally, he took out a $500,000 line of credit in the widow’s name and racked up large charges on her credit cards for personal expenses. Those purchases included a car, a luxury SUV, a 4.3-karat diamond ring valued at $21,000, and lottery ticket splurges that toppled $1,000 daily.
Furthermore, Hampton was convicted of stealing money from two investment accounts belonging to the widow’s dead sister. The money was meant to be split between the widow and another individual, but Hampton transferred the funds to himself…