Missouri man sentenced after stealing $240K from elderly mother

by Jared Bush

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri man has been sentenced after stealing just over $240,000 from his elderly mother.

Michael McLin of Grain Valley pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. 29, to fraudulent use of a credit/debit card device. All his other charges were dismissed. He was sentenced to three years in prison.

He was charged in April 2025 with financial exploitation of the elderly, a class A felony, and stealing, a class C felony.

According to court documents, McLin and his girlfriend moved into his mother’s house in 2021 or 2022.

In June 2022, court records say McLin began withdrawing money from his mother’s bank accounts without her knowledge or permission after adding his name to them without her knowledge.

This continued until 2024, when his mother discovered $160,000 missing from her bank accounts. His mother then closed the bank accounts and opened new ones so that McLin no longer had access to them. 

McLin’s mother moved out of her home in June 2024 to live with her grandson and his wife. Eviction notices were put on the home in order to McLin and his girlfriend to leave.

After bank records were reviewed, it was determined that McLin stole a total of $230,319.77 from his mother’s two bank accounts. He also used her Discover Credit Card to spend nearly $10,000 without her permission.

In total, McLin stole $240,075.58. 

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Woman charged after police say she wiped out mother's bank accounts

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A woman is being charged after police say she neglected and exploited her elderly mother.

Amanda Reavis, 36, is charged with abuse or neglect of an incapacitated adult and financial exploitation of an elderly person.

According to a criminal complaint, Reavis' mother was admitted to the hospital in August 2016 with a low body mass index and cognitive abilities in decline.

Dunbar Police say Reavis has had power of attorney of her mother since January of 2015 to oversee her mother's health, well-being and her financial affairs.

Reavis took control of two of her mother's bank accounts, one of which had $58,000 in it. By March 2016, police say that account was down to just $85.

Police say from September 2015 to September 2016, Reavis was also receiving monthly social security deposits for her mother, each totaling $1,724.

According to the criminal complaint, Reavis left her mother in less than desirable conditions which included bed sores, soiled clothing and being placed in a bedroom with little to no interaction.

Reavis was turned into Adult Protection Services for neglect.

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