Woman admits taking $100,000 for gambling
A 66-year-old woman who had an enduring power of attorney over an older woman with an intellectual disability, has admitted taking more than $100,000 of her money for gambling.
The woman, who has name suppression, told police she had used the money at bars, taverns, and gaming establishments around Christchurch, the West Coast, and Auckland, and had a problem with pokie machines.
Between May 11, 2009, and February 18, 2015, she made 450 fraudulent transactions, totalling over $100,000.
Some of the money she took, either from the woman’s bank account or by breaking four term deposits, has been paid back.
She has been convicted of a representative charge of using a document for pecuniary advantage.
Christchurch District Court Judge Jane Farish remanded the woman on bail to September 20 for sentencing, and ordered a reparation report, and pre-sentence report.
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