Oregon Woman Charged With Abusing POA In $224K Ripoff Of 85-Year Old, Now-Destitute Mother; Victim Puts Home Up For Sale To Pay Nursing Home Bills

In Milwaukie, Oregon, KPTV-TV Channel 12 reports:

• A woman accused of stealing more than $224,000 from her 85-year-old mother's bank accounts was arrested Thursday on charges of aggravated theft and criminal mistreatment. Milwaukie police said Janet Durkee left her mother destitute after taking the money over a five month period. The financial exploitation began, police said, when Durkee's mother, Geneva Smith, suffered serious injuries in a fall. Friends said Smith was no longer able to care for herself and that Durkee made her mother sign over her power of attorney.

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• Smith is now living at an assisted living home. She has her home up for sale so she can pay the bills.

For more, see Police: Woman Stole $224K From Elderly Mom.