McCloud woman accused of bilking elderly relative
By Record Searchlight staff
April 24, 2009
A 48-year-old McCloud woman has been arrested on suspicion of bilking an elderly relative who suffers from dementia, a spokeswoman for the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said.
Tawni Jo Hunt arrested Wednesday at her home and booked into Siskiyou County jail in Yreka in lieu of $25,000 bail, the spokeswoman said.
Hunt was arrested on suspicion of grand theft from an elder and dependent adult, theft-embezzlement from an elder with respect to property and felony embezzlement.
Hunt, a distant relative of a 91-year old McCloud man, obtained a power of attorney for the man who suffers from dementia and is unable to care for himself, said sheriff’s spokeswoman Susan Gravenkamp.
But instead of using his funds for his care, Hunt is accused of converting his funds to her personal use, she said.
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