by Grace Bellinghausen
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A Palm Beach County caregiver is accused of stealing over $17,000 from his elderly client with dementia.
According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO), caregiver Mathieu Gustave knowingly stole money from his client, an elderly man with dementia, between August 2022 and June 2023.
Deputies accuse Gustave of making $17,000 in unauthorized cash withdrawals in total.
Records show that Gustave also used his clients' credit cards on Amazon, with a digital trail revealing dozens of expensive purchases, including smartphones, a blender, sneakers, perfume, and smartwatches.
In addition to the Amazon account, deputies say Gustave also linked his client's card to his Cash App account, sending over $1,800, and his T-Mobile account, using his card for over $600 worth of bills.
When confronted with his Amazon spending, Gustave told deputies, "I don't remember buying those... maybe someone messed up my account."
When asked if he believed everything he did was legal, he replied, "He gave me permission... we were like family... he helped me out."
Due to the psychiatric evaluation, deputies believe the victim lacked the capacity to consent, giving deputies probable cause to book Gustave on counts of exploitation of an elderly person and fraudulent use of identification.
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