CHARMCO, WV (WOAY) – A Greenbrier County couple is facing charges related to computer fraud and financial exploitation of an elderly couple.
According to a criminal complaint, Steven and Ashley Simpson moved to Charmco in 2023 near the house of Jane and George Boggess, an elderly couple. The Simpsons represented themselves as contractors under the business name Total Home and Lawn Solutions.
The Boggesses hired the Simpsons to do work on their home on an hourly basis, and the Simpsons submitted what police are calling “questionable” invoices. The Boggesses made their last payment on May 24, 2024, after the Simpsons threatened them with a lien.
George Boggess passed away on November 24, 2024. One month later, Jane Boggess received a letter from her bank telling her about an overdraft on one of her accounts. She called the bank and found a number of charges on the account that she didn’t recognize. The State Police began investigating and found 103 allegedly fraudulent transactions.
According to the complaint, those transactions were made for accounts with the names of Steven and Ashley Simpson and two other people.
The state police called in Steven and Ashley Simpson for an interview. The complaint says that Ashley Simpson admitted to using her phone to perform all of the alleged fraudulent transactions. Steven Simpson said he did not know about those transactions, but he did have access to the Boggess’s bank information.
Steven Simpson also said that he and Ashley Simpson were experiencing financial problems but said they did not discuss how the household bills were being paid.
According to police, the Simpsons allegedly stole $36,454. The complaint says all the necessary financial information was on the check that the Boggesses used to pay the Simpsons.
Ashley Simpson has been charged with 103 counts of computer fraud, one count of financial exploitation of an elderly person and one count of a fraudulent scheme.
Steven Simpson has been charged with one count of financial exploitation of an elderly person and one count of a fraudulent scheme.
