Cops Search For KC Woman Accused Of Forging Elderly Alzheimer's Victim's Signature To Pocket Reverse Mortgage Proceeds

In Kansas Ciy, Missouri, The Associated Press reports:

• A Kansas City woman is accused of using an 89-year-old neighbor with Alzheimer's disease to obtain a reverse-mortgage loan of more than $64,000. Jackson County prosecutors on Thursday announced charges against 55-year-old Marilyn James, including financial exploitation of an elder/disabled person and two counts of forgery.

• James is accused of forging David Cecil's signature to get a $9,000 loan from his life insurance policy. Officials say she also deeded a house that she had inherited over to Cecil, then forged his signature to take out a $64,445 reverse-mortgage loan on the property. Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar says James kept the money from the loan and now Cecil is liable for repayment. The house is in foreclosure and James is still at large.

Source: KC woman accused of using elderly neighbor to land fraudulent reverse-mortgage loan.