Desiree Boltos, the Texan woman who became infamous as the sweetheart swindler, landed herself in prison with a mammoth sentence for her crimes. The then 38-year-old was allegedly defrauding older men and women by pretending to be in love with them so she could extract money from them.
Here is everything to know about Boltos ahead of the ABC The Con episode, which is set to explore the story of Desiree Boltos and her fraudulent activities.
Why was Desiree Boltos sentenced? Charges and sentence explored
Texas native Desiree Boltos was arrested in 2018 for allegedly swindling elderly people out of their money by pretending to fall in love with them. She even married one of the men she pretended to be in a relationship with, while she was already married to her husband Paul Hill, who was also in on the scam with her.
According to court records, Boltos conned six elderly people, five men and one woman, out of US$1.6 million through a variety of ruses. Initially, the swindler was sentenced to 85 years in prison, but concurrent charges were pressed and more sentences followed.
Boltos was found guilty of five counts of theft and one count of exploiting an elderly person. She was sentenced to 85 years in prison on the first theft count, 75 years on the second theft count, 20 years on the third theft count, 68 years on the fourth theft count, 15 years on the fifth theft count and 10 years on the exploiting an elderly person…
