Queens woman arrested for North Woodmere elder fraud

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A Queen’s woman has been arrested for grand larceny that happened between June 2024 and January 2025 in North Woodmere.

Sakira Mangru, 48, of 142nd Street in Jamaica, was employed as a home care aid for a 90-year old woman. Within the time of employment, Mangru used the woman’s credit card to make unauthorized purchases totaling $30,000, according to the police.

Detectives arrested Mangru without incident after an investigation, on Sept 16.

She is charged with grand larceny 3rd degree, two counts of grand larceny 4th degree, identity theft and unlawful possession of a personal ID. She was arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead, on Sept. 17.