MANSFIELD, Conn — A woman is accused of spending thousands of dollars with several credit cards that belonged to her roommate, who is in his 90s, over the past few years.

State police arrested Lisa Perreault, 66, on Monday; she is facing larceny charges.

Troopers started investigating in December 2024 after someone reported a possible case of elder financial abuse in Mansfield.

The investigation found that Perreault had fully moved into a room in the now-96-year-old victim's home around January 2018, and the victim asked her to move out in December 2024.

It was calculated that Perreault spent over $77,000 on unauthorized purchases in 2023 and 2024. While the family and investigators were still calculating spending for 2022, the family of the victim believes that Perreault spent a total

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