Monday, January 11, 2010

Charged With Embezzling from Great-Aunt

After a 91-year-old Clio woman nearly was evicted from a nursing home, investigators discovered her great-niece allegedly stole $50,000 from the nonagenarian from 2008 to 2009.

Tamara A. Altvater, 52, has been accused by authorities of taking the funds from her great-aunt, Janet E. Webster, while not paying expenses for her care, said Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell.

Altvater had control of Webster’s finances for at least three years, and authorities say she wrote checks to herself from her aunt’s bank account.

“We learned from our investigation that Tamara Altvater used the money to buy things for herself,” Pickell said

When Webster’s monthly bill at her nursing home fell three months behind, Altvater told employees that her great-aunt was “out of money,” Pickell said. Employees alerted the elder abuse task force about their suspicions, he said.

According to court documents, Altvater is charged with three counts of embezzling from a vulnerable adult.

A hearing is scheduled for Jan. 13.

Full Article and Source;
Woman Allegedly Stole $50,000 From Great-Aunt, Janet Webster, 91, of Clio

3 comments:

Thelma said...

The law must be enforced, to show people that crime does not pay!

StandUp said...

If she'd kept the nursing facility paid up, she'd probably still be on her crime spree!

jerri said...

another great niece Tamara A. Altvater with a criminal mind? sounds familiar to me that i read this on nasga blog about another perp who stole from her dying great aunt no mercy harsh punishment must have to do hard prison time