Man, 93, stuck at Hialeah facility after relatives conspire to steal home, car, savings, police say
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Man, 93, left penniless after relatives conspire to steal home, car, savings, police say
HIALEAH, Fla. – At 93 years old, Manuel Toledo was at an assisted living facility on Friday in Hialeah without a penny to his name. Detectives said two relatives committed fraud to empty his bank accounts, sell his house and take his savings.
Ana Castellanos, his niece, said he had worked really hard for everything he had after arriving from Cuba and becoming a U.S. citizen. She said he was a homeowner, and a woman pretending to be a really close relative stole more than $500,000 from him, police said.
A 19-year-old man has been arrested but his mother appears to have fled the country after the duo exploited their 93-year-old uncle from Hialeah, leaving him penniless, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office announced on Friday.
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As a 93-year-old Hialeah man was recovering from COVID-19 last year, his relatives went to work liquidating his bank accounts and selling his home in what authorities say was a callous case of elderly exploitation.
The man s great nephew, 19-year-old Italo Nelli, was arraigned Friday on charges of conspiracy to commit organized scheme to defraud, a second-degree felony, and financial exploitation of an elderly person, a first-degree felony, the Miami-Dade State Attorney s Office said. Be prepared for the 2021 hurricane season! Download our
A woman who was hired to provide personal care services to aging adults in Miami-Dade County confessed to stealing about $17,460 from them, police said.