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Colorado couple indicted for tree trimming scam that targeted 50 older adults

Colorado couple indicted on tree trimming scam
Colorado couple indicted on tree trimming scam 00:31

A Colorado couple was indicted for a tree trimming scam that targeted more than 50 older adults, according to attorney general, Phil Weiser.

Last year, Arvada police arrested Joseph Camillo Tyler and Amelia Marie Tyler.

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Jefferson County Detention Center

The couple is accused of conning people as old as 95 out of more than $40,000 from February 2020 until October 2022.

The Tylers are currently in Jefferson County Detention Center, being held on two charges of suspiciously violating the state's Organized Crime Control Act. 

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