74-Year-Old Ohio Woman Charged in Armed Robbery of Credit Union Was Scam Victim, Family Says

74-Year-Old Ohio Woman Charged in Armed Robbery of Credit Union Was Scam Victim, Family Says
Ann Mayers waiting outside of her home with police in Hamilton, Ohio, on April 19, 2024. Fairfield Township Police Department via AP
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FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio—A 74-year-old woman charged in the armed robbery of an Ohio credit union last week is a victim of an online scam who may have been trying to solve her financial problems, according to her relatives.

Ann Mayers, who had no previous run-ins with the law, faces counts of aggravated robbery with a firearm and tampering with evidence in Friday’s robbery in Fairfield Township, north of Cincinnati. She remained jailed Wednesday on $100,000 bond pending an initial court appearance, and court records don’t list an attorney for her.