Illinois Woman Arrested For Financial Exploitation of Nursing Home Resident
Gina Y. Robinson rented a house from an 83 year-old nursing home resident. Before long, the resident had been convinced to grant Robinson Power of Attorney over his affairs and to be his beneficiary at the time of his death. Problems mounted from there.
In August 2009, the resident's son notified police after noticing that his father never had any money. The ensuing investigation revealed that Robinson was writing checks on his account - but not necessarily for his benefit. His two antique cars, a 1936 Ford Tudor and a 1976 Mercury Marquis, had been sold on eBay and one of his several real estate properties had been foreclosed on.
Robinson's Power of Attorney was revoked in September and the man's son was appointed to represent his interests. The elderly man told police that Robinson had convinced him to take out loans on his properties to help her open a business, Gina's Coffee House, that never opened.
Robinson was arrested for financial exploitation of the elderly, forgery, and altering titles.
