A 47-year-old Flint man is behind bars, accused of embezzlement and neglect of his own mother.
Anthony Victor Cunturso was the caregiver and landlord to his 74-year old mother. But the prosecutor says the conditions in which he had his mother living was plain and simple abuse.
Cunturso is charged with one count of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult - -a five-year felony -- and one count of second-degree vulnerable adult abuse -- a four-year-felony. The victim in this case was his mother.
She is diabetic, deaf in one ear and also blind in one eye.
Following a tip from an MTA bus driver, sheriff's deputies entered the home where Cunturso was caring for his mother. Once inside, investigators say they couldn't believe the deplorable conditions: trash, clothing and dirty dishes strewn about the house. No running water and no heat.
Mrs. Cunturso was found on a urine-soaked, maggot-infested sofa wearing only a shirt.
If convicted of these charges, Cunturso faces nine years in prison.
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Anthony Victor Cunturso was the caregiver and landlord to his 74-year old mother. But the prosecutor says the conditions in which he had his mother living was plain and simple abuse.
Cunturso is charged with one count of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult - -a five-year felony -- and one count of second-degree vulnerable adult abuse -- a four-year-felony. The victim in this case was his mother.
She is diabetic, deaf in one ear and also blind in one eye.
Following a tip from an MTA bus driver, sheriff's deputies entered the home where Cunturso was caring for his mother. Once inside, investigators say they couldn't believe the deplorable conditions: trash, clothing and dirty dishes strewn about the house. No running water and no heat.
Mrs. Cunturso was found on a urine-soaked, maggot-infested sofa wearing only a shirt.
If convicted of these charges, Cunturso faces nine years in prison.
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ReplyDeleteNine years is a good start for Anthony Victor Cunturso.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry for what his mother endured while under his "care".
But now what happens? Guardianship?
I hope she has other children who want to take care of her.
I fear this poor woman will end up in guardianship.
ReplyDeleteHis own mother? Sickening..
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