AG Schuette Charges Insurance Agent With Multiple Felonies for Stealing From Elderly Client When Acting As Power of Attorney
Attorney General
Lietzau has been charged with the following:
* Conducting a Continuing Criminal Enterprise, Felony 20 years and/or
* Embezzlement From a Vulnerable Adult Over
* 2 counts of Embezzlement by Agent Over
* 3 counts of using a Computer to Commit a Crime, Felony 7 years and/or
"When a person is appointed to act as Power of Attorney, they make a promise to protect the assets of the person they are assisting, not steal their life's savings," said Schuette. "My office will continue to make crimes against the elderly and infirm a priority for prosecution. I would like to thank the
In total, Lietzau converted
CASE BACKGROUND
Several of these alleged transfers occurred while his client was in the hospital and after she had passed away.
This case was investigated by the Attorney General's Elder Financial Crimes Unit (EFCU). The EFCU was created in
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