Elderly, Penniless Mom Tells Judge To Jail Son For Home Equity Ripoff; Man Accused Of Abusing POA To Pocket Proceeds Of Reverse Mortgage On Residence

In Sarasota, Florida, the Sarasota Herald Tribune reports:

• An 82-year-old woman suffering from the mental and physical fallout of a stroke told a judge Thursday that her son should go to prison for stealing from her. About an hour later, her 61-year-old son was handcuffed, fingerprinted and sent away for two years.

• "Never in my life would I dream I would be in a position where my firstborn son hurt me," Barbara White said in a letter read aloud in court. "I am penniless and have had foreclosure suits filed against me."

• White's letter talked about the three years of suffering she has endured after finding out her son, Michael Garrett, took more than $80,000 from her. [...] A jury had convicted Garrett of using his power of attorney to give her a reverse mortgage on her home, then spend almost all the money on himself in 30 days.

For more, see Mother tells judge to imprison son (Michael Garrett was given a two-year prison sentence for stealing $80,000 from his mother).

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