Second arrest in alleged theft by funeral home worker of 84-year-old client's home and life savings

A second particular person has been arrested for allegedly defrauding an 84-year-old man who has Alzheimer's illness out of his residence and life financial savings, CBS Miami experiences.

Police say Andy Mora is considered one of two individuals who persuaded the aged sufferer to signal over the home and funds, claiming to him that they had been household.

Mora's arrest got here a day after police took 57-year-old Maribel Torres into custody.

Authorities say she was a funeral residence employee who met the sufferer whereas he was making preparations for his spouse the day after she died in August 2019.

It wasn't clear what Mora's relationship was with Torres.

Authorities say Torres not solely filed paperwork to take the home however took out enterprise loans beneath a company she created, utilizing the sufferer's residence and amassing greater than $400,000.

Miami-Dade State Legal professional Katherine Fernandez Rundle advised CBS Miami all of it got here to gentle when " nephew who went again to check out his uncle."

The nephew found Torres and her son had moved into the sufferer's residence, which he reported to authorities.

The house "has technically been offered and borrowed towards," Rundle advised CBS Miami.

It is going to be practically not possible to get the home again, the station notes.

Mora and Torres are dealing with a number of felony fees, together with exploitation of an aged particular person.

Rundle says she worries there could also be different victims.

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