HAMMOND, La. — A Hammond woman remained jailed on Wednesday, faces an $18 million bond after allegedly ordering thousands of dollars of food and merchandise through Doordash using her elderly aunt's debit card.
According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, 31-year-old Maili Morris was booked into the parish jail on 816 criminal counts, including 136 counts each of Identity theft, bank fraud, computer fraud, felony theft, access device fraud, and exploitation of the infirmed.
Chief Jimmy Travis said Morris was arrested on Feb. 16, following a lengthy investigation of financial crimes against the elderly. Morris is accused of ordering $12,000 worth of food and items from Hammond locations between Nov. 2022 and Jan. 2023.
The sheriff's office said its financial crimes unit discovered Morris made the purchases using her 73-year-old aunt's debit card which she had linked to her personal Doordash account. Investigators say the elderly woman discovered that her bank account had been withdrawn by several hundred dollars and discovered the charges to Doordash.
The TPSO said Morris made purchases from Big Lots, Petsmart, Walgreens, CVS, Dollar General and several fast food restaurants.
In a post shared on the sheriff's office Facebook Page, authorities say Morris remains jailed in the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on a bond of $18,360,000.
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