An Illinois man with a history of scamming elderly people has been sentenced in Scott County District Court to 33 months in prison after pleading guilty to exploiting an elderly Prior Lake woman to the tune of nearly $16,000.
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John Earl Mattenklodt, 27, of Granite City, Ill., was sentenced Jan. 15 in Scott County District Court after pleading guilty to financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. In addition to the prison time, Mattenklodt was ordered by Judge Christian S. Wilton to pay $15,800 in restitution to the victim and another $85 in fines and fees, and provide a DNA sample.
Mattenklodt, who spent time in prison in Oklahoma on eight separate counts of exploitation of an elderly person and one count of caretaker-abuse financial exploitation, convinced the Prior Lake woman to write him several checks totaling nearly $19,000 for work on her driveway, which was never done, according to court records.
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John Earl Mattenklodt, 27, of Granite City, Ill., was sentenced Jan. 15 in Scott County District Court after pleading guilty to financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. In addition to the prison time, Mattenklodt was ordered by Judge Christian S. Wilton to pay $15,800 in restitution to the victim and another $85 in fines and fees, and provide a DNA sample. Mattenklodt, who spent time in prison in Oklahoma on eight separate counts of exploitation of an elderly person and one count of caretaker-abuse financial exploitation, convinced the Prior Lake woman to write him several checks totaling nearly $19,000 for work on her driveway, which was never done, according to court records.
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Man Gets Prison Time for Scamming Elderly Woman