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TWO carers have been arrested in Barcelona for clearing out an elderly woman’s bank account to the tune of €524,000.
Two sisters, aged 48 and 49, were accused by police of siphoning off money from clients for three years.
The Mossos d’Esquadra said that the suspects had taken advantage of the trust built with their 85 year old employer.
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She gave her siblings authority to manage her financial affairs and they emptied out her account.
The sisters regularly transferred money to their account and were charged with misappropriation of funds and falsifying documents.
Most of the money sent overseas was used for personal expenses and to buy expensive items. It was even used to pay cosmetic procedures.
Mossos was called in when the victim, who went to her bank and found that her current account was empty in June, called.
Officers discovered that the carer began working for the client in 2019 after contacting her family in Mallorca.
After granting power of attorney to a caregiver, the woman began spending her money three years later.
This meant that the victim had total access to their bank accounts, credit cards and the ability to sign both private and public documents.
They even installed surveillance cameras in her home so they could watch what she did and if she had revealed what they really were up to.
The police raided their home on Wednesday, seizing evidence and arresting the brothers.
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