Florida Woman Accused Of Fleecing Her Grandmother, Home Equity Drained, Property Foreclosed

Dana Guarscio, a 41-year-old Sarasota woman is in jail, accused of stealing every penny from her 88 year old grandmother, according to a report by WTSP-TV Channel 10, reported at tampabays10.com. In addition to being accused of emptying her grandmother's bank account and selling all her belongings, Sarasota Sheriff's detectives say Guarscio drained the equity from the woman's home, forcing the bank to foreclose and sell it.

The elderly woman has since had a stroke and is in a nursing home. See Woman accused of fleecing her Grandmother (no longer available online).

See also:

• Charge: Woman ripped off grandma (Sarasota County deputies say suspect took her grandmother's house and her money and sold her belongings) (Sarasota Herald-Tribune).
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