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BOCA RATON, Fla. — A Boca Raton caregiver is behind bars Wednesday after allegedly stealing more than $75,000 from an 87-year-old woman.
Boca Raton Police said Maria Soriano worked as a live-in health aid for the victim for over a year.
According to court documents, back in March, the victim’s family fired Soriano because they believed she was stealing and fraudulently cashing checks.
After months of investigating, Boca Raton Police said they have video surveillance and bank documents linking her to the case.
“You’ve got some serious charges,” said Judge Charles Burton. “Exploitation of elderly, $50,000 dollar bond.”
The investigating officer said Soriano stole more than $78,400.
Checks dated between December 2019 and February 15, 2021, were made out to ‘cash.’
In April, police failed to locate Soriano, but she was extradited from California yesterday.
“Ten-thousand dollar extradition fees -- so how long have you been here? You just got booked in from California?” asked Burton.
“Yesterday,” Soriano responded.
Soriano is facing four charges, including money laundering, organized scheme to defraud, fraudulent use of personal identification information and exploitation of an elderly person.
She is due back in court on July 15.
It seems amazing to me that the caretaker wasn't caught earlier. $75,000 is a lot of money!
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