Three Relatives Accused of Exploitation

Three relatives of an 88-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease are accused of illegally withdrawing nearly $174,900 from her bank account.

Tammy Childs, 50, used about $72,000 of the ailing Genevieve Gallant's money to purchase a house, according to the State Attorney's Office.

Childs, who alone is accused of taking about $153,800 from Gallant, faces charges of exploitation, money laundering and theft from a person 65 or older.

If convicted, she could face as many as 30 years in prison.

Childs is Gallant's biological granddaughter, arrest records said, but Gallant had adopted Childs and referred to her as a daughter.

Childs' daughters, Kari Lynne Boyett, 26, who lives with her mother, and Kati Marie Childs, 24, were each charged with theft from a person 65 or older.

Kati Childs took about $1,850 from Gallant and Boyett about $19,232, according to the State Attorney's Office.

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Three Relatives of Victimized Elderly Woman Accused of Theft