Dancer swindled $50,000 out of an elderly man she moved in with

Florida dancer, 26, is accused of swindling $50,000 out of an elderly man she moved in with after meeting him at a club

  • A dancer is accused of stealing $50,000 from an elderly man she met a club
  • Chalsea O’Brien, 27,  was arrested after the victim’s family contacted police 
  • She allegedly withdrew $38,000 in cash from his checking account and purchased $12,000 worth of merchandise which she sold online 
  • She is being held on one count of grand theft and one count of criminal use of personal identification information  of a victim over 60 

A dancer is accused of stealing over $50,000 from an elderly man she met at a club where she worked and lived with.  

Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested Chalsea O’Brien, 27, after a member of the victim’s family contacted them to report the exploitation.

O’Brien met the victim in 2018 at a club where she worked as a dancer and had then moved in with him, investigators said in a statement.

Chalsea O’Brien, 27, (pictured), was arrested on suspicion of stealing over $50,000 from an elderly man she met while working as a dancer at a club in Florida 

Chalsea O'Brien

Chalsea O'Brien

Chalsea O’Brien met the victim in 2018 at a club where she worked as a dancer and had then moved in with him, investigators said in a statement

From September 2018 to May 2019, O’Brien allegedly withdrew $38,448.80 in cash from his checking account and then made unauthorized transfers. 

Detectives said she used a debit card assigned to the checking account and used the victim’s personal information to purchase $12,951.94 in merchandise which she ordered online.

The victim never gave O’Brien permission to use his identity and she sold the merchandise she bought online and sold it for cash, detectives added. 

From September 2018 to May 2019, O¿Brien allegedly withdrew $38,448.80 in cash from his checking account and then made unauthorized transfers

From September 2018 to May 2019, O’Brien allegedly withdrew $38,448.80 in cash from his checking account and then made unauthorized transfers

She also transferred money from the victim’s money market account to his checking account by phone to prevent him from discovering the theft, while continuing to take money from him.

O’Brien was booked into the Volusia County Jail. This case will be prosecuted by the Statewide Prosecutor’s Office in Orlando.

She is being held on one count of grand theft of a victim over 65 and one count of criminal use of personal identification information of a victim over 60.

It was not stated where O’Brien worked or whether she continued to work as a dancer after the alleged theft. 

The suspect has had previous brushes with the law since 2012. Court records show she has been arrested on various drug, theft and traffic crimes, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported. 

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