Monterey woman accused of elder theft and money laundering found guilty

A Monterey woman has been found guilty of 21 felony charges for theft against her mother.

38-year-old Aman Shawar was accused of elder theft against her 68-year-old mother that resulted in a loss of more than half a million dollars.

In April 2014, Shawar opened a fake e-mail in her mother’s name and opened multiple credit cards in her name with a co-conspirator.

She also got the password to her mother’s actual e-mail to get access to her online banking.

Shawar and her co-conspirator bought hundreds of thousands of dollars of jewelry, clothes and other items using fake and real credit cards in her mother’s name.

Her mother had to declare bankruptcy as a result of the theft.

After a six day trial, the jury found Shawar guilty of 11 counts of elder theft, four counts of identity theft and six counts of money laundering.

Her sentencing is scheduled for October 9, and she could face up to 22 years in prison.