Thursday, October 23, 2008

Texas Man Faces Theft From Elderly Charge; Allegedly Conned Dementia-Suffering Widow Into Signing Away Deed To Home For Less Than 15% Of Value

In Houston, Texas, FOX 26 reports:

  • Joseph Kelly Lecureux, 39, is charged with theft from the elderly; authorities are accusing him of trying to take advantage of an elderly widow whose home was on the verge of foreclosure. [...] According to Marian Rosen, [the homeowner's] attorney, the elderly widow was suffering from dementia when she signed the deed to her home over to Lecureux, selling it for less than 15 percent of it's value.

According to the FOX 26 video coverage, the widow's attorney filed a successful civil suit voiding the deed and restoring title to the home in the name of the widow. Sometime thereafter, local law enforcement authorities filed the criminal charges against Lecureux.

For more, see Man Faces Theft From Senior Charge (read story) (watch FOX 26 video report).

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