Man gets 28 months in elder abuse case
Thursday, September 18, 2008 11:30 PM PDT
By Leslie Slape
At his sentencing Thursday in Cowlitz County Superior Court, Tom Sigea told Judge Jill Johanson he was in over his head when he took charge of his elderly parents’ finances and care.
Investigators said Tom Sigea lived the high life for three years at his parents’ $400,000 Kalama home while neglecting the care of Albert and Lila Sigea, who were in their 80s and suffered from dementia. Using his power of attorney, Tom Sigea squandered his parents’ money while the elderly couple with $1 million in assets lived downstairs in filth and poverty.
Lila Sigea has since died, and Albert Sigea now lives with a grandson in California.
Johanson followed the recommendation of the prosecution and defense and gave Tom Sigea an exceptional sentence of 28 months in prison. The standard range is nine to 12 months.
Abridged
SOURCE: The Daily News
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