PHILADELPHIA, PA – Carlton Rembert, aged 70 and residing in Hampton, Virginia, has been sentenced to 66 months in prison for his involvement in a fraudulent scheme that exploited elderly incapacitated individuals, resulting in losses exceeding $1 million. United States District Judge Joel H. Slomsky delivered the sentence on October 11, 2024, which includes five years of supervised release and an obligation to pay $534,335 in restitution to the victims, alongside a $400 special assessment.
The fraudulent activities, orchestrated between 2012 and 2018, involved Rembert, his late sister Gloria Byars, and other conspirators. Byars, serving as a court-appointed guardian for over 100 incapacitated wards in Pennsylvania, abused her position to siphon off life savings from these vulnerable individuals. Byars, Rembert, and accomplice Alesha Mitchell orchestrated a complex scheme to misappropriate funds under the guise of legitimate medical expenses.
As the investigation revealed, Byars had unfettered access to the financial assets of her wards. She exploited this access by issuing unauthorized checks to companies controlled by her conspirators, including Rembert and Mitchell. These fraudulent transactions were disguised as payments to medical service companies, which were in fact shell entities…