Caregiver Indicted For Financial Exploitation Of Elderly Victims (Photo) - 04/20/26

The Beaverton Police Department is notifying the public of an arrest and indictment connected to an ongoing investigation into the financial exploitation of elderly individuals.

Willow S. McCullough, 23, of Lake Oswego, was indicted by a Washington County Grand Jury on April 8, 2025. McCullough was subsequently arrested and lodged at the Washington County Jail where she remains at the time of this writing.

McCullough is accused of targeting elderly individuals while working as a caregiver starting in 2025 at multiple locations throughout the Portland metropolitan area. Investigators believe she used her position of trust to obtain financial information, including credit cards and personal documents, from vulnerable adults and use that information for unauthorized purchases. Through the course of the investigation, detectives identified multiple incidents with similar patterns involving elderly victims.

A Washington County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging McCullough with multiple offenses, including:

• Aggravated Identity Theft
• Identity Theft
• Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card
• Theft in the First Degree
• Theft in the Second Degree

Detectives believe there may be additional victims who have not yet come forward. Anyone who believes they or a family member may have been a victim of similar activity involving McCullough is urged to contact Detective Sean Connor at the Beaverton Police Department at sconnor@beavertonoregon.gov or 503.526.2661