10 December 2018

He had power of attorney over his Alzheimer’s-afflicted mother — and stole $332,000


"For nearly four years, John Jerome O’Hara took charge of his mother’s care at a Kentucky nursing home as Alzheimer’s disease robbed her of independence.

O’Hara gained power of attorney over her affairs in June 2014 and was expected to manage thousands of dollars in income a month — and, perhaps most important, direct most of it for living expenses at Wesley Manor in Louisville.

For nearly four years, he robbed her of more than $332,000, according to a grand jury indictment released Friday that totaled 18 counts — 10 of bank fraud, four of wire fraud and four of “access device fraud.”

The charges carry a maximum of several lifetimes in prison...."