Dubuque man sentenced to probation for financially exploiting mother

 by Telegraph Herald

A Dubuque man has been sentenced to five years of probation for financially exploiting his mother before her death.

Kenneth M. Dean, 56, recently received the sentence in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County after pleading guilty to one count of dependent adult abuse — financial exploitation.

As part of his sentence from District Court Judge Michael Shubatt, Dean must pay restitution to his mother’s estate. If he violates the terms of his probation, Dean faces up to five years in prison.

Court documents state that a family member reported to authorities in August 2022 that Dean was a caretaker for his mother from about October 2021 to June 2022 and that Dean exploited their mother out of property, assets and money.

Dean was made his mother’s power of attorney for medical and financial decisions in October 2021.

Between then and his mother’s death in June 2022, documents state that Dean withdrew cash from his mother’s savings and checking accounts in the amount of $104,400.

He also bought gold and silver using his mother’s checking information totaling about $90,782 and wrote two $15,000 checks to both his wife and son using his mother’s information, documents state. The misappropriated funds totaled $225,182, documents state.

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