PART 3: The Criminal Investigation
While Lucy was stabilized with intravenous fluids, nutritional therapy, and proper cancer care, I met with a team of criminal defense attorneys and state prosecutors at the hospital.
Because Theresa and Brianna had fraudulently intercepted money explicitly designated for medical care through power-of-attorney documents they had forced Lucy to sign under distress, the district attorney filed formal charges: grand larceny, elder and vulnerable adult abuse, and medical fraud.
Detectives searched the main house and recovered Lucy’s stolen jewelry, personal identification papers, and hidden medical records detailing the nine months of treatment she had been denied.
When police officers arrived at the house to serve the arrest warrants, Theresa attempted to transfer the remaining local funds offshore—unaware that my legal team had already logged her IP address and frozen every asset linked to her name.
Both Theresa and Brianna were taken into custody without bail, pending trial for felony embezzlement and neglect.
How did Lucy recover, and what happened to the stolen fortune? Continue reading Part 4 below for the showdown.
