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30-04-2025
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‘You're a coward:' Woman fakes cancer to swindle $200K, home from mom
A woman will spend decades in prison after she was convicted of exploiting her elderly mother. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Vickie Long admitted to exploiting an elderly person, identity fraud, and theft by taking, according to the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office. Long conned her mother into giving her a large amount of money for fake cancer treatments. TRENDING STORIES: 14-year-old boy shot, killed in Dayton neighborhood identified Dorothy Lane Market announces opening timeframe, hiring fair for new location NFL fines Falcons, Jeff Ulbrich over his son's prank call to Shedeur Sanders After Adult Protective Services put a stop to the money, Long started using her mother's information to take money from her checking and savings accounts, the attorney's office said. Law enforcement found that most of the money was being used on fentanyl. Long's mother lost her home and $200,000 due to the schemes. A judge sentenced Long to 30 years, with the first 15 years to be served in confinement. 'If you steal from your elderly mother, you're not just a criminal--you're a coward,' District Attorney Clayton M. Fuller said. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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30-04-2025
- Yahoo
‘You're a coward:' GA woman swindles mother out of home, nearly $200K for fake cancer treatments
A northwest Georgia woman will spend decades in prison after she was convicted of exploiting her elderly mother. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] On March 6, Vickie Long entered a non-negotiated guilty plea to exploiting an elderly person, identity fraud and theft by taking. Evidence presented in court revealed that Long swindled her mother into giving her large sums of money for fake cancer treatments. According to the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, Adult Protection Services and family members got involved, stopping the voluntary transfers. The DA said that Long started using her mother's ID to steal money from her checking and savings accounts. Officials said Long spent most of the funds on fentanyl. The DA said the victim lost her home and nearly $200,00 because of Long's schemes. TRENDING STORIES: NFL fines Atlanta Falcons, Jeff Ulbrich over leak in Shedeur Sanders prank call 5 arrested after dead goats, bunny, ferret, nearly 2 dozen live animals found at north GA home Runaway kangaroo named Sheila shut down stretch of I-85 A judge sentenced Long to 30 years, with the first 15 years to be served in confinement. 'If you steal from your elderly mother, you're not just a criminal--you're a coward,' District Attorney Clayton M. Fuller said." This defendant claimed to have cancer, but the truth is, she was the cancer. In this community, we protect our most vulnerable, and we will make sure predators like her pay the price. If you prey on the weak in Northwest Georgia, the strong are coming for you." [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
