SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) — A woman is facing charges after state police say she embezzled tens of thousands of dollars from an 84-year-old Saginaw man who she was trusted to care for.
According to Michigan State Police, multiple fraudulent charges were listed on the victim’s bank records
READ MORE: Science of Weather: Sea Life Michigan TurtlesThe investigation started on June 4 when the victim’s family contacted Michigan State Police.
The suspect, identified as 56-year-old Cindy Lou Moffit from Oakley, was assigned to care for the victim for five years.
On July 1, 2019, Moffit forged $1,964 with nine checks, according to investigators.
In the following months and into the next year, the amounts increased and reached tens of thousands of dollars.
READ MORE: Motown Museum Set To Reopen This Weekend With Expansion Project Near CompletionMSP said Moffit had the victim signed over a piece of Ogemaw County property to her at a price below its actual value.
Excluding the Ogemaw County property that was signed over, state police believe more than $50,000 was embezzled in this case.
Moffit was arraigned on 11 charges, including embezzling between $20,000 and $50,000, on Thursday, Feb. 4.
She has a remote hearing on Feb. 18 at 10:45 a.m.
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