Pennsylvania Woman Charged After Elder Exploitation Investigation in Chatham County

A Pennsylvania woman is being sought for allegedly using thousands of dollars of an elderly victim’s money to pay her family’s personal business.

The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office announced charges against 71-year-old Pamela Bagdis of Norristown, Pa. on Tuesday, charging her with five counts of felony obtaining property by false pretense, five counts of felony elder exploitation, and one count of felony larceny. The release said an incident was reported on Jan. 15 that accused Bagdis, who served as a power of attorney for an elderly Chatham County victim, of taking money. An investigation then led to the sheriff’s office’s allegations of Bagdis using the victim’s funding to pay her and her husband’s personal business more than $35,700.

Bagdis’ age and address match that of the spouse to lawyer Bernard “Jay” Baldis of Pennsylvania, who was convicted in 2010 for a tax evasion scheme where he used a group of shell companies to hide more than $24 million of income for himself and 11 clients. The U.S. Justice Department said its investigation found Baldis and his cohort effectively withheld $4.9 million from the Internal Revenue Service and he was ultimately sentenced to 10 years in prison. Federal court filings from 2018 and Pennsylvania Superior Court filings from 2019 cite Pamela as Bernard’s spouse.

The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office said Bagdis has not yet been arrested or served and a court date for the charges has not yet been set.

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Pennsylvania Woman Charged After Elder Exploitation Investigation in Chatham County

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