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[jacnit]

i'm sad to say that last week we found out a family member has been for the last year taking random checks from my elderly dad's checkbook and helping herself to over $40,000.00!!! all this was going on under the watch of two of my siblings who are my dad's POA..each thought the other was watching the statements and well, obviously no one was and here we are. This is a form of elder abuse known as Financial Expoitation & come to find out it happens very frequently..mostly by family members. In our case, it was our sister who lived w/my dad as she lost her home, did not work,etc,etc...the girl had it made but decided she wanted more I just want everyone to be very aware if you are in a situation w/your parents that we were/are in...please research this problem online and make yourself aware. I personally questioned some stuff years ago but of course you never dream the POA (which volunteered themselves the position) were not doing their jobs but more shocking that my own sister would do such a thing to our parents. Listen to your gut instincts/women's intuition whatever you want to call it and follow thru...even at the risk of making someone mad!!