Two in Granite Falls sentenced for financial exploitation of elderly man
Syring was sentenced for one felony charge of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. He had pleaded guilty to one felony in September. He had been initially charged with three additional financial exploitation charges.
Holmes had pleaded guilty in October to a felony charge of check forgery.
Both received a stay of imposition of sentence, meaning if they comply with all the conditions set by the court, their convictions may be be reduced to misdemeanors.
Both received a 305-day jail term, which was stayed for five years. They were placed on probation for five years.
Syring was ordered to pay
Both were ordered to serve 60 days in the
Syring will be required to undergo a gambling assessment and is not allowed to hold a fiduciary position or be a guardian or power of attorney during his probation.
In February,
However, when they asked to see his checkbook, Syring said he didn't know where it was and that Holmes, the man's personal care attendant, handled his checkbook. Holmes told authorities she didn't have documents related to the checkbook, but she knew the man's bank accounts were overdrawn.
A review of bank records showed that Holmes appeared to have been paid more than Syring had said. Other checks did not appear to be related with the man's care. The man's accounts were found to be overdrawn, and his utilities hadn't been paid.
Syring admitted that a
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