FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio: A 74-year-old woman charged in the armed robbery of an Ohio credit union last week is a victim of an online scam who may have been trying to solve her financial problems, according to her relatives.

Ann Mayers, who had no previous run-ins with the law, faces counts of aggravated robbery with a firearm and tampering with evidence in Friday’s robbery in Fairfield Township, north of Cincinnati. She remained jailed April 24 on a US$100,000 (RM478,350) bond pending an initial court appearance, and court records don’t list an attorney for her.