Caregiver Charged With Bilking Up To $100,000 From Elderly Victim

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE, CA — A woman who worked as a caregiver, and is accused of bilking as much as $100,000 from an elderly person she worked for in La Canada Flintridge, was in jail Wednesday while she waits for a hearing next week to determine if she will have to stand trial on two felony counts.

Glendale resident Sheila May Herbito, who also goes by Sheila Paguirigan Solis and Sheila May Paguirigan, is charged with one count each of grand theft from an elder and burglary, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Herbito, 42, is jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail since last week, when she was arrested by Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives outside her home.

She allegedly took as much as $100,000 through cash withdrawals and bank checks issued from the alleged victim's account while she worked as a caregiver in La Canada Flintridge between April 2015 and August 2016, according to the sheriff's department.

The alleged thefts were discovered by the elderly person's family and reported to law enforcement, according to the sheriff's department.

The sheriff's department said she did not disclose that she has a prior conviction for financial elder abuse.

Herbito is due back in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom next Wednesday.

Sheriff's detectives are asking that any other possible alleged victims contact Detective Todd Sams or Sgt. Jacqueline Luna with the sheriff's Fraud and Cyber Crimes Bureau at 562-946-7217.

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Caregiver Charged With Bilking Up To $100,000 From Elderly Victim