Friday, January 2, 2009

Caregiver Stole Thousands

Ronald Polk was charged with burglary, financial exploitation of an elderly person, financial exploitation of a disabled person and 11 counts of forgery.

Polk is accused of stealing 11 blank checks, at a time when he was a caregiver for his neighbor. Polk allegedly wrote the checks to himself and cashed them.

Full Article and Source:
Elgin man accused of forging checks from elderly neighbor

See also:
Cops: Elgin man stole thousands from disabled neighbor

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

And what happens to the victim now?

Guardianship, you can be sure.

What a shame.

Anonymous said...

The victimization of the elderly and vulnerable goes on and on. Something to look forward to in our old age, saving and sacrificing to save money for our old age needs, instead it goes to others for their personal enrichment and enjoyment.