The 64-year-old man is accused of misappropriating $1.1 million of his mother's money over a four-year period, as well as taking a further $150,000 from her debit card.
A Victorian man has been arrested and charged by police after allegedly defrauding his mother of more than $1 million.The man is accused of leaving next to nothing in the Gold Coast woman's accountThe 64-year-old Elwood man is accused of misappropriating $1.145 million of his mother's money, sending it from her account to his own over a four-year period between 2014 to 2018.
Detective Acting Inspector Adam Bennett of the Queensland Police financial cyber crime group said detectives were notified after receiving a complaint on behalf of the Office of Public Trustees. "A lot of the times we will get reports from the Public Trustee or through some of our financial institutions, or it'll come from nursing staff," he said.
Detective Acting Inspector Bennett said people should be on the lookout for suspicious behaviour and never be afraid to report such offending, even if it is by a family member.
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