Caretaker who stole from mother to buy farm indicted
Staff report
MOUNT VERNON A Knox County couple has been indicted on theft charges after an investigation by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office found they stole close to $750,000 from a relative’s estate over several years.
Lisa Braniff, 59, of Mount Vernon, was indicted this week on two charges of theft, each a felony of the first degree, and one count of forgery, a second-degree felony. Her husband, Joseph Braniff, 63, of Mount Vernon, was indicted on two counts of theft, felonies of the second degree.
“Stealing from your own mom when she’s in a nursing home what a wretched abuse of trust! A power of attorney is not a license for theft,” Yost said.
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