A 43-year-old Willmar woman made her first appearance Thursday on three felony charges for allegedly taking $1,710 from a vulnerable woman whom she befriended by helping with household chores.Kristi Friese faces charges for financial transaction card fraud and financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult in Kandiyohi County District Court. She was released on her personal recognizance and ordered to have no contact with the woman or her guardian.
Her next appearance is July 19.
According to the complaint, a woman contacted Willmar police May 24 and reported a large amount of money was missing from her relative’s bank account. The woman had been appointed as guardian over the woman, who is a vulnerable adult. Records showed a total of $1,710 in withdrawals from automatic teller machines at several locations in Willmar. The transactions had occurred between May 10 and 19. The guardian had suspected Friese because she had come to the woman’s home to do clean up work.
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ReplyDeleteThe full article did not mention the Court, Professional Guardian, an Agency, etc.
Do you suppose... that is why this case of exploitation was resolved so quickly and inexpensively??
Woman was never actually charged, there was never no proof to convict. did anyone ever think it mite be the guardian who took the money. Hmmmm
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