A nurse and a part-time kindergarten teacher were sentenced to nearly five years in prison and ordered to repay $839,252 they stole from a 94-year-old man in their care.Deborah G. Johnson, 53, and Anita Esquibel, 69, each pleaded guilty to one count of theft and one count of money laundering in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.
Johnson, the nurse, and Esquibel, the teacher, gained the trust of Peter Svaldi after meeting him in the apartment building they managed near Graceland Shopping Center. After gaining power-of-attorney for Svaldi, they used his accounts to buy real estate, a car, jewelry and dental work.A bank officer alerted police after discovering large transactions being made from the accounts of the elderly man, who was known for his frugality.
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Nurse, Teacher Sentenced for Bilking Elderly Man
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4 comments:
May they serve EVERYDAY of the 5 years. Oh how I hope so!
Me too, Holly!
Good news...jail AND resitution!
I can't understand why they hell are doing this shame thing as they are in a faithful profession.
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