Posted on 04/09/2018 1:16:30 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
Facebook BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. - Two women working as caretakers were arrested over the weekend, accused of stealing more than $1 million from an elderly woman in Fort Lauderdale after she died, police said.
Angella Morrison, 54, and AnnaKay Johnson, 29, each face changes of grand theft, exploitation of an elderly victim, and dealing in stolen property, WPLG-TV reported.
Detectives said Morrison and Johnson wiped out the woman’s bank accounts after she died in March 2016 by making withdrawals that totaled more than $1 million, according to WPLG.
Police said that Morrison and Johnson gained the victim’s trust while working for her and allegedly convinced her to give them big bonus checks before she died.
Morrison and Johnson also stole more than 50 pieces of the woman’s jewelry and pawned it for cash, according to the arrest report.
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And, you don’t even have to look.
Did she have children? If so, where were they when this robbery was taking place?
The family is still the only real social-security net that exists, or has ever existed. Everything else makes you prey for government and assorted criminals.
Something there seems redundant - can't put my finger on it...
I don’t have living children. Many do not.
This morning I just signed paper for a nice, big new house even though I am infirm.
The elderly are easy pickings.
I hope you are doing well in spite of your health problems.
If elderly people don’t have others to trust, such as adult children or other family members, unfortunately they will be preyed upon.
Unfortunately I have no living family. My entire family died when I was in my mid-30’s.
As I have just bought a new home, I need to find someone who can look in.
What DO the childless do to protect themselves? We don’t have that much, but would hate for it to get into hands of the wrong people.
Wow, I am sorry. How does one deal with that sort of thing?
My parents were/are infirm, but my sister care(d) for them and most of the rest of us watched out for them, took to the doctors, bought groceries, all sorts of paper work, etc. There is no way they could have done it alone. Hope you find someone to trust.
My only question was which particular models of Black Terminatrix they were.
Looks like a BT-900 and BT Lemmen-Hunnert.
Sorry ... Glum today.
Found out my childhood friend who now lives in Maui was mis-diagnosed. When he found out he had stomach cancer, he just killed himself.
Today is heart breaking.
I have a few suggestions to keep you safe, primarily it involves using a network of people/friends to help you as you age. Giving no one person control over finances or health care decisions. Have everything spelled out out, and be prepared at some point to move into assisted living or an adult family home.
Just shows how vulnerable they are - what is one supposed to do, lock everything in a vault and not enjoy it?
Many frail elderly people are at the mercy of predators like this if they try to stay in their homes by hiring nursing agencies or private help.
I think you’re right.
When my aunt needed a caretaker, the company hired sent 2 people over who we found out rifled thru their belongings.
My mother lives over 400 miles from the rest of the family.
Here is what she has done: 1) Made friends that are younger than her. She is 85 and still working, so she has younger friends that have died, so her friends are now younger than me. 2) Joined a church where she has asked that someone call her every so many days (to ensure she is not laying on the floor). The phone conversations go like this- "Hello, how are you doing?" "I'm fine, thank you for calling." Easy and little obligation. 3) Has a medi-alert beeper. Her father (my grandfather) laid on the floor for over a day because there was no one to help him up, so while we make fun of the advertisement it makes sense at a certain age. 4) Has had a complete inventory of what she owns that is valuable and has her attorney keep the list. This is not a full solution, because she forgets what she has given/sold, but it keeps things from getting out of hand. 5) She recognizes that she is prey for scans, so she makes no major decision without conferring with others. For instance, she had a "home repair guy" convince her that she needed her driveway torn up and replaced, because it has cracks. She refused to sign a contract until one of her friends read the contract. The friend laughed and said her driveway had less cracks than hers. 6) THE MOST IMPORTANT-she volunteers for "meals on wheels." She doesn't deliver the meals, but helps at the logistics side. What this does is find new friends, keeps her active, and makes her appreciative for what she has.
You can’t really trust family either. My sister did similar to our mother in her final two years. The rest of us were clueless fools until probate.
Now we’re just shocked and angry fools who don’t speak to her.
Wow. sorry to hear you experienced something like that.
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