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| Mary Ann Lujan (Photo: Courtesy/Wichita County Jail) |
One of two sisters allegedly
benefiting from bilking an elderly man out of over $90,000 was sentenced
to probation Thursday, according to court records.
Mary
Ann Lujan, 62, and Sandy Lujan, 53, have been accused of preying on an
85-year-old man with memory loss and diminished judgement, court
documents show.
Mary Lujan pleaded guilty to
exploitation of an elderly person Thursday in 89th District Court as
part of a plea deal, court documents show.
Judge Charles Barnard sentenced Lujan to 10 years of deferred-adjudication community supervision, according to court records.
If Mary Lujan successfully completes probation, the case against her could be dismissed.
The third degree felony is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Sandy
Lujan faces charges of exploitation of an elderly person and fugitive
from justice/failure to appear, according to court records.
She was free from Wichita County Jail Thursday on $107,753 in bonds, according to online jail records.
An arrest
warrant affidavit for Lujan gave the following account: On Aug. 9,
2018, a man reported to police that his father was
being financially exploited.
A report was also filed with Adult Protective Services.
The total taken from his bank account was $90,761 between March and
August of 2018. The family noticed suspicious expenditures from
his account.
The account showed that between March 2018 and Aug. 4, 2018, 31 checks totaling $32,882 had been made out to Mary Lujan.
She
had met the elderly man at the casino and stayed in close contact with
him. Mary Lujan met him at a Pioneer Restaurant and Sam's Club,
taking money and checks from him there.
Detectives met with the elderly man. He appeared to
lack clear judgment and was easily confused with the facts of the case.
He couldn't recall how much money he had given to the two sisters.
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Sandy Lujan (Photo: Courtesy/Wichita County Jail) |
The elderly man told detectives he was helping Mary Lujan pay her medical bills and buy medication at $100 per pill.
Detectives
asked him about cash withdrawals from his bank account totaling
$57,879.74. He said that money was also given to the sisters.
The
elderly man was mentally unaware and unable to recall how much money he
had given to Mary Lujan or how often he wrote her checks.
Detectives and APS investigators believe the elderly man suffers from short-term memory loss, confusion and diminished judgment.
On Aug. 21, 2018, detectives and investigators interviewed Mary Lujan at her residence.
She said she knew why they were there and that the elderly man had given and loaned her money.
She appeared deceptive and misleading.
She
said the elderly man was giving her money for medical reasons but was
unsure if she was cured. She didn't know her doctor's name.
Mary
Lujan did not have medications, receipts or billing statements
to verify a need for assistance. She refused to allow police to review
her medical history.
She said she and her new live-in boyfriend were unemployed.
Detectives believe she was grooming the elderly victim weekly.
Mary Lujan said she gives some of the money from the cashed checks to her sister, Sandy Lujan.
Mary Lujan told detectives she does not intend to stop her relationship with the elderly man.
A doctor examined the victim and reported him as having diminished mental capacity and cognitive ability.
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