is facing charges of exploitation after she allegedly took $47,000 from her mentally ill mother.Annette Lynn Biel, 50, faces one count of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
According to the criminal complaint, Biel’s mother
had been diagnosed with dementia in 2011 and required 24 hour care from her daughters.After receiving two reports of alleged financial exploitation from the center where Biel’s mother was living, adult protection began looking into Biel’s mother’s care.
On Oct. 30, 2013 Biel told adult protection that she had taken care of her mother for 22 years and she had not taken any money
until recently.Biel met with adult protection again on Nov. 1, 2013.
According to the criminal complaint, during the meeting Biel admitted to taking $47,000 from her mother’s account
.Biel said she was “repaying herself for years of uncompensated care.”
Officials said she told investigators her sister took more money than she did.
The incident is currently under investigation.
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Maplewood Woman Allegedly Takes $47K From Vulnerable Mother
I'm on the fence. She took care of her Mom for 22 years with no compensation? How was she able to support herself?
ReplyDeleteIf she took care of her mother for 22 years then she deserves to be compensated for that. But there are too many details missing. Did she share the house with her mother? Did she pay rent or was her caregiving her rent and food bill? Did she work and care for her mother?
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