A Farmersville woman was arrested on elder abuse charges for defrauding an older man in Fresno, California, of millions of dollars. The Fresno County District Attorney’s investigator on Tuesday, August 11th, took Christina Alvarado. 50, into custody.
The DA’s office charged the woman with four felonies, together with theft from an older or dependent grownup, felony forgery, and white-collar crime enhancement for committing a criminal offense over $500,000.
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Court documents showed that 75-year-old David Silnitzer’s — the victim — granddaughter, Heidi Plowman said that the suspect and the woman met in 2015, shortly after his wife, Virginia, passed away. Within twelve months, the two became close friends and remained that way for two years.
At this point, Alvarado and another lady, identified as Brenda L. Denning persuaded the victim to grant them access to his funds using a Sturdy Energy of Legal Professional for Monetary Administration. The documents showed that the man has dementia, a condition the suspect took advantage of.
Alvarado withdrew money from the victim’s Bank of America account using ATMs. By November 2018, she had allegedly removed about $2.2 million in checks, dividend, and stocks. Plowman said Silnitzer is now in a Fresno nursing home, and she is thankful that he is not aware of how much money he lost.
The DA remanded the woman in the Fresno County Jail and set her bail at $1 million. If convicted, she stands to spend nine years and eight months in prison.
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