PAXTON — On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Officer Jacob Moisio of the Paxton Police Department spoke with a 21-year-old Paxton resident at the Paxton Police Station. The meeting followed a report taken by Officer Dylan Havey, in which the man alleged that his ex-girlfriend had been scamming him.
(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Moisio and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)
When Officer Moisio asked the man about the incident, he stated that he matched with Haley Iorio (his now ex-girlfriend) on the Hinge dating app.
According to police, Haley Iorio, 23, is a resident of Main Street in Fitchburg, MA.
“Her profile name was Alex, and that is how she wanted to be referred to as, however, she told him that her actual name was Haley lorio,” Officer Moisio recounted. “He stated that they began messaging back and forth getting to know each other, and began dating from February to April of 2025. He stated that he had given her approximately $50,000.”
He told Officer Moisio that he was blackmailed out of $13,000 of the $50,000 total, while the remaining $37,000 was given to Iorio willingly.
Officer Moisio stated that the man showed him text conversations in which the woman claimed her ex-boyfriend was blackmailing her and threatening to release nude photos of her to others.
“She claimed that the ex-boyfriend had hacked her phone and obtained naked pictures of [him] as well and was threatening to disperse those as well,” Officer Moisio said. “She also claimed that she had got an abortion, because [he] had allegedly impregnated her during their two-month relationship. She stated that the ex-boyfriend was blackmailing her telling her that he was going to tell everyone that she had an abortion, and tried to shame her for having one.”
Officer Moisio asked the man if he had ever been in Iorio’s apartment in Fitchburg. He said that he never went inside, but that he would pick her up outside her apartment on Main Street.
“I asked [him] if she ever said who her ex-boyfriend was, and he stated that she refused to even give his name,” Officer Moisio said. “I asked him if he found that to be unusual, that she would not even say who her ex-boyfriend was, and he said that he did not want to believe that she may have been tricking him at the time, but he does now think she was scamming him, and that there was no ex-boyfriend at all.”
Officer Moisio stated that, in the text exchange, Iorio said her ex‑boyfriend’s father is a State Trooper and that she fears what the ex‑boyfriend might do because, according to her, the father has helped him hide wrongdoing in the past. She further alleged that the ex‑boyfriend once struck and killed a girl with his car and that his father helped cover up the incident.
“She stated that she was afraid of what he might do, and that she was going to kill herself,” Officer Moisio said. “She then stated that he was blackmailing her for $13,000. [The man] also received text messages from a Kylie [last name redacted], who was friends with Ms. Iorio. The texts stated that he should not have told anyone about the incident and that he was a bad person for telling anyone about it. She also told him through text that Ms. Iorio may kill herself. When [he] started to refuse paying for things, and told Ms. Iorio that he told his mother about the money, Ms. Iorio began to threaten him with legal action. She stated he forced her to get an abortion and that he could get in trouble for doing that.”
Officer Moisio stated that the man gave Iorio the remaining $37,000 voluntarily, based on various personal and financial problems she claimed to be experiencing. According to him, she told him she needed:
- $800 for rent
- $2,000 for veterinary bills because her dog had eaten medication from the trash
- $5,000 for a dispute with her landlord
- $5,000 to avoid being arrested for a past theft she said she was involved in
- $3,500 for an abortion
- $8,000 to pay her aunt for rent so she could continue living at her aunt’s house
“[He] believes that the $13,000 that he gave to Ms. Iorio was given under false pretenses,” Officer Moisio said. “He stated that he did not want to accept that she was tricking him at the time, but now realizes that she was lying, and led him to believe that she was either going to kill herself, or be harmed by her ex-boyfriend.”
Officer Moisio asked the man to provide a voluntary written statement. The man agreed and said he would complete the statement at home and return it to the officer later that evening.
“Some of the money was given through Western Union wire transfer service at the Walgreen’s in Park Avenue in Worcester, MA,” Officer Moisio explained. “He will be obtaining paperwork showing the Western Union wire transfer and that she received the money.”
On the following day, April 23, 2025, Officer Moisio called Iorio to schedule an interview with her.
“She stated that she may have difficulties arranging transport,” Officer Moisio said. “I advised her to arrange transportation and I would check in with her tomorrow.”
Officer Moisio also contacted the Fitchburg Police Department and the Everett Police Department, Iorio’s hometown agency, to determine whether she had reported the alleged blackmail involving her ex-boyfriend. Neither department had any record of such a report.
On Thursday, April 24, 2025, Officer Moisio said that Iorio’s ex-boyfriend came to the Paxton Police Station and dropped off his written statement.
“I reviewed the statement, which indicated the specifics of how he gave her the money for the alleged story that Ms. Iorio was being blackmailed by her ex-boyfriend,” Officer Moisio said. “The statement indicates that on April 1, 2025, he met with Ms. Iorio and gave her $7,000 cash at the Fitchburg train station. The next day, on April 2, 2025, he gave her another $6,500 cash at the Fitchburg train station. He gave this money to her operating under the belief that if he did not give her the money, that her ex-boyfriend would harm her, or that she was going to kill herself. He also thought that her ex-boyfriend may release naked pictures of her and of himself. The statement also indicated that Ms. Iorio asked him for an additional $14,000 or else she would be charged with felony-level shoplifting from a previous arrest. At this point, he told his mother what had happened and refused to pay her the money.”
Officer Moisio said Iorio then threatened to tell the police that he had forced her to get an abortion, saying it would result in him being sent to prison. Then, on April 14, 2025, Iorio told her ex not to go to work, because her lawyer was going to need to talk to him.
“I called Ms. Iorio to schedule an interview with her. She stated that she would not talk to me without a lawyer. I advised her that she was within her right to get one,” Officer Moisio said. “She stated that she does not have one yet, and is in the process of finding one. I found this statement to be untruthful due to the fact that she told [her ex-boyfriend] that she had a lawyer, and that her lawyer needed to talk to him regarding the alleged forced abortion.”
Officer Moisio stated that he advised her to call back once she had obtained legal counsel and then ended the phone call.
“Based on the totality of the circumstances, I believe there is probable cause to charge Ms. Iorio with two counts of larceny by false pretenses over $1,200,” Officer Moisio said.
Iorio was charged with:
- Larceny over $1,200 by False Pretense (two counts)
A warrant was issued for Iorio’s arrest on April 29, 2025.
The charges are based on allegations that she obtained $13,500 in cash from the victim in two separate incidents — one involving $7,000 and the other $6,500 — under false pretenses. While the victim initially reported a loss of $13,000, court documents reflect the total amount as $13,500.
On May 2, 2025, Iorio was arraigned in East Brookfield District Court. Following her arraignment, she was released on $500 bail under the condition that she stay away from and not contact the victim.
Iorio’s next court appearance is a pretrial hearing scheduled for July 8, 2025.
Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story occurred in April, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to obtain the court documents. FOIAs are time-consuming.
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