Thursday, December 17, 2009

Charged With Embezzlement and Elder Abuse of Brother

A Mid-Michigan woman is facing charges after she was accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from an ailing family member and using the cash for everything from vet bills to lawyer fees.

Authorities said [78-year old Donald] Turpin suffers from dementia and relies solely on others to take care of his needs.

Detectives with the Genessee County Elder Abuse task force said they have gathered box after box of evidence against Donald’s sister, 66-year-old Mt. Morris resident Mary Jo Davis.

Davis is facing 18 counts of embezzlement, 15 counts of fraud and one count of vulnerable adult abuse.

Investigators said she siphoned anywhere between $100,000 and $1.4 million from her ailing brother over a period of 10 years.

Full Article and Source:
Mt. Morris Woman Charged With Elder Abuse

1 comment:

Louis said...

Same here, as in the other case!

These people have to be used as an example to others, with max jail time.