ROCHESTER, Minn. – Two individuals are set to face trial for stealing cash from somebody with dementia.
Bruce Lynn Amundson, 68 of Chatfield, and Deborah Lane Amundson, 66 of Chatfield, have been charged in May with six counts of monetary exploitation of a susceptible grownup.
The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office says a report from the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center claims $98,191.15 was transferred out of the account of an grownup feminine with Lewy physique dementia and into the account of Bruce and Deborah Amundson.
Court paperwork state the cash was illegally transferred between January 2018 and December 2020 when Bruce Amundson possessed the sufferer’s energy of legal professional.
Investigators say that due to the unlawful transfers, the sufferer’s payments at a Rochester care facility went unpaid and he or she owes $28,578.
Bruce and Deborah Amundson are scheduled to face trial starting May 22, 2023.