Woman accused of stealing thousands from elderly man she was taking care of

by Alika Medina 

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Albuquerque police say a 27-year-old woman stole $5,883 from a bedridden older man she was hired to care for.

Police say Gloria Flores faces fraud charges after investigators said she used the man’s credit card for charges at GEICO, Discount Tire and Albertsons.

Sally Linhart, the victim’s daughter, said she learned about the charges after her father’s landlord checked his mail when Flores stopped working in his apartment.

“She’d been using the credit card and the statements had been coming in the mail, so she was intercepting those.” said Linhart.

Linhart said she lives eight hours away in Oklahoma and said Flores admitted through text messages that she took the money.

“I’m going to give you this opportunity. Just admit what you’ve done, pay us back, and it’ll be a lesson learned for you,” said Linhart. However, Linhart said Flores wouldn’t do it.

Linhart said the case felt familiar because someone else stole from her father about three or four years ago and later paid the money back over about 12 months.

“I want to say, three or four years ago, and same thing happened. I contacted the girl, and I said, I know what you’ve done, and she said, please do not call the police. Please do not press charges. I will pay you back. And she did, and so she paid my father back over the course of about 12 months.” said Linhart.

New Mexico Aging Services says elder abuse can take different forms and says the number of cases is not going away.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation says $55 million were lost to elder fraud scams in New Mexico in 2025. 

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