Four arrested on suspicion of elder abuse
Desert Sun wire services • May 22, 2008
A raid was carried out Wednesday on a Palm Desert accounting firm where employees are accused of cheating elderly clients out of thousands of dollars, authorities said.
In the morning raid, Riverside County sheriff's investigators seized documents and arrested employees and other individuals affiliated with David Winnings Corp., a firm offering the services of certified public accountants, at 44-331 Monterey Ave., according to the sheriff's department.
The suspects are identified as Cathedral City residents David Winnings, 45, Petra Washington, 53, Dayanna Watts, 36, and Indio resident Doris Urbina, 27, according to the sheriff's department.
Sheriff's Lt. Craig Ammons said an investigation of the company began in March, when an elderly Coachella Valley resident complained to the sheriff's department about alleged irregularities in financial statements he had received after doing business with the firm.
"After we received the initial complaint, we started the investigation, and then we identified other victims," Ammons said.
Five or six people - all over 65 years old - were identified as possible victims of fraud, he said.
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