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WARREN, R.I. -- A local couple were arrested on charges they swindled more than $300,000 from an elderly woman for whom they had been running errands, the state police said.

Jaime Resende, 62, and his wife, Maria Resende, 69, of 510 Child St., were arraigned Monday on felony charges of exploitation of an elder and obtaining money under false pretenses, Capt. James Swanberg said.

They were released on $500,000 personal recognizance and are due back in court on Jan. 4, 2010, according to Swanberg.

Swanberg said Resendes had been running errands for a 82-year-old East Bay woman, including taking her shopping and to doctors' appointments. The woman paid the two large amounts of money by check.

A state police investigation, following a complaint filed by the person who holds power of attorney over the woman, found that the Resendes had taken $360,850 from the woman between 2007 and 2009, Swanberg said.

CORRECTION: The age of the woman whom the police say was swindled was incorrectly reported in an earlier version of this story.

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