A St. Paul man is accused of using his elderly mother’s money to line his own pockets.Bekis told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS: "Taking advantage of her? No. Caring about her? Yes. And I love my mom."
But the criminal complaint disputes that. It says Bekis became his mother's power of attorney, but never used her money to pay for her nursing home expenses at the Rose of Sharon Manor.
Ramsey County District Attorney Susan Gaertner: "As a result of this investigation, we know the reasons her bills weren't paid, not her fault, but because her son was allegedly stealing the money."
The debt at the home reached more than $49,000. Plus, he took out a reverse mortgage on her home for more than $100,000.
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It is sickening what he did. But the term "lining his own pockets" is exactly what lawyers do every day, which is just as sickening.
ReplyDeleteThese creeps make it easy for the real culprits to divert the attention off of them. As long as there are family thieves, guardians and attorneys can point to them and attempt then to justify their need.
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