Homicide suspect Victor Cabrera has long history on edges of the law
Record includes conviction for elder abuse
By VIRGINIA HENNESSEY
Herald Salinas Bureau
10/12/2008
Former attorneys for homicide suspect Victor Cabrera said they were sickened to read reports that Cabrera allegedly stole money from girlfriend Roshni Singh, sent it to his fugitive brother in Mexico, then allegedly strangled Singh after she confronted him.
Assigned to elder's care
At Christmas that year, Cabrera went to work for Central Coast Senior Services, where he was assigned to care for June Kostik, 77, a wheelchair-bound Monterey woman.
Soon after his hire, according to court records, Cabrera suggested Kostik pay him $6,000 a month cash, rather than the $15,000 she was paying Central Coast, and let him and his wife move in. She agreed.
Within months, according to testimony at a preliminary hearing, Cabrera convinced her to give him more than $100,000 to buy a new BMW and a house in Soledad. A portion of the money, $30,000, was reportedly for his brother Rolando to open a medical practice.
Kostik agreed, with the written promise that she would be provided her own room in the Soledad house and receive care for life.
On Sept. 15, 2004, according to court records, Cabrera cleaned out a joint account he opened with Kostik, cleared his belongings out of her house and never returned.
On Sept. 26, 2006, while Cabrera was serving his sentence in the auto theft case, he was arrested for elder financial abuse. In April 2007, he pleaded no contest and was sentenced to a year in jail and four years probation. He owed $75,000 in restitution. Court records do not indicate if he repaid the money.
Abridged
SOURCE: Monterey County Herald
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