Sydney man 'defrauded elderly neighbour' A SYDNEY man has been charged with stealing from his elderly war veteran neighbour. The 80-year-old veteran of the Korean War is ill and confined to a wheelchair, police said in a statement on Thursday. He had given his banking details to his neighbours so they could shop for him. Police allege that last month, a neighbour visited the man's Newtown unit and stole his ATM card. Over the next week, the card was allegedly used to purchase more than $13,000 in expensive goods. Detectives on Thursday searched two Newtown units and allegedly seized a number of items, including prohibited drugs and suspected stolen property. A 42-year-old man has been charged with seven counts of dishonestly obtaining property by deception, two counts of possessing prohibited drugs, stealing and receiving stolen property. Police expect to lay more charges in the case. The man was refused bail and is due in Newtown Local Court on Friday.