When I discovered my 84-year-old mother’s refrigerator was nearly empty, I thought she was struggling on a small pension. The bank records revealed she’d actually been robbed of more than $151,000—and the forged power of attorney was only the beginning.
When Dad died, everyone assumed my older sister, Diane, would handle the paperwork. She had always been “the organized one.” She balanced checkbooks. Remembered birthdays. Kept folders for everything. So …
When I discovered my 84-year-old mother’s refrigerator was nearly empty, I thought she was struggling on a small pension. The bank records revealed she’d actually been robbed of more than $151,000—and the forged power of attorney was only the beginning. Read More
