Local woman faces hefty prison sentence for duping man out of nearly $180K
She said she needed the money for medical expenses
Posted at 3:36 AM, Dec 23, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-23 03:36:23-05
LEON, N.Y. (WKBW) â A Leon woman faces some serious prison time after pleading guilty to duping a man out of nearly $180,000 she said was for out-of-state medical bills.
The Erie County District Attorney s Office says 33-year-old Ashley Knopf pleaded guilty to a felony second-degree grand larceny charge in State Supreme Court Tuesday.
She admitted she befriended the 62-year-old victim and convinced him she needed money to pay for medical treatment at out-of-state facilities. Between December 2018 and February 2020, she stole $177,488 from the man. The evidence showed she was in Western New York the entire time.
Updated: 3:30 PM EST December 22, 2020
BUFFALO, N.Y. A Cattaraugus County woman has pleaded guilty to taking nearly $180,000 from an unsuspecting man.
According to the Erie County District Attorney s Office, Ashley Knopf, 33, admitted to stealing $177,488 from a 62-year-old victim between December 2018 and February 2020.
The District Attorney s Office says Knopf befriended the victim and convinced him she needed the money to pay for medical bills that she acquired while attending out of state facilities. However, evidence showed that Knopf was in Western New York the whole time.
Knopf pleaded guilty to one count of grand larceny in the second degree, a class C felony. Knopf will be sentenced in March, and faces five to 15 years in prison.