A woman was arrested on 55 counts of fraud, forgery and
exploitation of the elderly Wednesday after she was accused of
stealing more than $30,000 from an elderly person in her care.
Amy
Glover was taking care of an elderly woman between February and July.
During that time, investigators said, she obtained checks and credit
cards from the victim. Between February and November, Glover used the
victim's credit cards and made the checks payable to herself and also
forged the victim's signature and cashed the checks, Leon County
Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
The 31-year-old
surrendered at the Leon County Jail. She was charged with one count of
exploitation of the elderly, 24 counts of fraud cash deposits, 24 counts
of forgery, one count of fraud to obtain property, one count of
criminal use of personal identification, one count of theft from a
person over 65 and three counts of fraudulent use of credit cards.
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Tallahassee woman accused of stealing $30,000 from elderly person in her care
1 comment:
55 counts? Now we're talking. There needs to be vigorous prosecution of elder abusers and still penalties to deter this crime.
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