SF MAN SENTENCED FOR ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE

The San Francisco Police Department reports that a man accused of targeting elderly San Francisco residents in two home repair scams pleaded guilty to charges of elder financial abuse on Jan. 26. Efram "Pudgy" Miller, 44, was sentenced to five years in state prison for his involvement in two cases where, posing as a licensed contractor, he approached two elderly residents in San Francisco's Sunset and Richmond districts after noticing minor repairs needed on the residents' homes. Miller reportedly convinced the elderly residents to contract with him for repairs described by an industry expert as "substandard,'' according to police. The victims paid Miller approximately $25,000 dollars in each case. Police arrested Miller on Dec. 3 after the Police Department's Fraud Section conducted an extensive investigation.

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