Saturday, January 21, 2012

Woman Convicted of Bilking Alzheimer's Stricken Mother

A Missoula woman has been convicted of bilking her Alzheimer's-stricken mother out of more than $120,000 by using a reverse mortgage on the elderly woman's home.

The Missoulian reports District Judge Karen Townsend found Paulette Homer guilty after a bench trial and scheduled a sentencing hearing for March 6.

Prosecutors charged Homer with exploitation of an older person or a person with developmental disabilities after the scheme came to light in 2009 when Homer's brother and sister filed a report of elder abuse.

A police investigation determined Homer received a check for $141,308 from the reverse mortgage in 2008 and then wrote checks totaling $120,593. The defense argued the money was a gift from Homer's mother.

Source:
Missoula Woman Convicted of Bilking Alzheimer's-Stricken Mother Out of More Than $120K

2 comments:

StandUp said...

A "gift"? That's always the excuse.

Linda said...

Bad enough that greedy people prey on the vulnerable, but ones own mother?