White Plains Man Sentenced For Scamming Elderly Woman

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains resident Hopeton Labeach, 55, has been sentenced to one to three years in prison for allegedly cheating an 89-year-old woman out of $7,900, according to LoHud.com.

A White Plains man gets 1-3 years for scamming an elderly woman out of $7,900.
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by Justin Quinn

01/09/2014 10:30 a.m.

Labeach led the woman to believe she had won a prize through the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes but could only receive it by sending him several money orders, the article said.

Labeach pleaded guilty to a felony fourth-degree money laundering charge on Dec. 13 in Albany County Court, according to the report.

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