A South Carolina man was booked into the Hall County Jail Wednesday on charges related to the alleged financial exploitation of an elderly Hall County woman through identity theft.
According to a press release from the Hall County Sheriff's Office, Warrant Service Unit deputies took Aaron Justin Williams, 31, into custody at the Aiken County Detention Center in South Carolina. He was charged with five counts of identity theft/fraud and one count of exploitation of an elderly person.
Williams allegedly used the name, date of birth and social security number of a Braselton woman, 65. He used that information to open checking and savings accounts, obtain a credit card and take out loans valued at more than $15,000. He allegedly committed the crimes between May 1 and Aug. 24 of 2022.
Williams did not know the victim.
Hall County authorities first learned about the crimes on Aug. 10, 2022, after the victim reported them.
"She had been alerted of suspicious activity involving her identity from the credit union Williams used in South Carolina," the release reads.
Investigators obtained arrest warrants for Williams, who was arrested in South Carolina, on Aug. 24, 2022.
Investigators with the North Augusta Department of Public Safety in South Carolina assisted with the investigation.
