Caregiver charged with looting man's Leisure World apartment after he dies - WJLA
After months of investigating, Montgomery County Police have charged the man's trusted live-in caregiver, Diane Harris, 45, of Norwich, Conn. Montgomery County District Court paperwork states Harris stole hundreds of items from the condo located along the 3500 block of Forest Edge Drive in the gated Leisure World retirement community. The list of items taken include, gold jewelry, computers, a blue recliner, dresser, mattress, folding dinner trays, silver glass candle sticks, a digital picture frame, dishes, pots, pans, and even the 91-year-old man's 2004 Cadillac DeVille. "They stole the Cadillac. "I can't think of any reason why somebody would think that's okay to do. ". Detectives said Harris also snagged her deceased client's wallet, and then made thousands-of-dollars in charges with his American Express, Citibank and Sears credit cards. In one case, she spent $831 on a U-Haul truck and tow dolly, which the 45-year-old allegedly used to transport her plunder (Cadillac DeVille included) to her new home in Connecticut. All told, Harris is accused of taking $43,656 from a dead man who planned on gifting his belongings to loved ones. Harris is charged with five crimes, including embezzlement, theft scheme between $10,000 and $100,000 and. Source: wjla.com
