DETROIT – The victim is 92-year-old Mable Miles, who has lived in Los Angeles for many years.
Los Angeles police say 59-year-old Carlson Alyn Jackson, of Detroit, took every last dime of her money before disappearing. Miles' niece, Carol White, got the call that her aunt had no food or money, and needed help.
"The way he took her property and put it in the bank, somehow transferred it out, she was left literally broke," said White.
What she and her family couldn't figure out is why she was broke. She owned an 8-unit apartment in Los Angeles valued at nearly $1 million with an income stream she used to fund her meager lifestyle. Los Angeles police say Jackson convinced Miles to sell him the property for $250,000, and then give him access to her bank accounts.
Jackson wasn't home when Local 4 set out to contact him on Wednesday. He hung up when Local 4 contacted him by phone.
Wayne County property records show he owns a couple dozen properties around Detroit. Mable Miles' family lives near several of the properties. Her nephew Stanford Meeks was furious when he spoke to Local 4.
"Mad as hell, I'm telling ya. Y'all better catch him before I do!" he said.
Los Angeles police say he is wanted for fraud and elder abuse.
-- Carlson Alyn Jackson