Man Charged for Theft from the Elderly

Joseph Kelly Lecureux, 39, is accused for theft from the elderly. Authorities are charging him of attempting to take vantage of an elderly widow whose home was on the brink of foreclosure.

According to Marian Rosen, [the homeowner's] lawyer, the aged widow was suffering from dementia when she signed the deed to her home over to Lecureux, selling it for lower than 15 percent of its rate.

According to the FOX 26 video coverage, the widow's attorney filed a successful civil suit annulling the deed and restituting title to the home in the name of the widow. Sometime thereafter, local law enforcement authorities filed the criminal charges against Lecureux.