Location: Dinuba

Incident Date: 6/1/16-8/31/16

Case Number: 16-10317

Victim: Elderly female

City: Dinuba

Posted by: Media Relations

On 8-15-2016, Deputies from the Sheriff's Cutler/Orosi Substation responded to the Dinuba Police headquarters for a report of fraud.  Deputies contacted the 79-year-old victim who reported $8,000 dollars had been debited from her bank account without permission.  

Upon further investigation, Deputies were able to identify a suspect: Emilio Camacho, Jr.

Through further investigation, detectives learned the suspect was able to surreptitiously obtain a debit card for the victim’s bank account and withdrew in excess of $13,000 between the months of June, 2016 and August, 2016 at various locations in the Central Valley and Central Coast.  

In the first week of November, 2016, the suspect no longer had access to the victim’s account.  The suspect contacted the victim and was able to convince her to sign a power attorney allowing him full access to the victim’s finances.  Detectives later notified the victim’s bank regarding the power of attorney.  

On 11-14-16, the bank notified detectives that the suspect was at the bank in downtown Visalia with the power of Attorney attempting to gain access to the victim’s bank accounts.  Detectives subsequently responded to the bank and took the suspect into custody for PC 368, financial elder abuse.

Suspect:  Emilio Camacho, Jr. 32 years old, Dinuba Resident