Illinois Woman Accused Of Swiping Deed, Looting Bank Account Of Her Widowed, 81-Year Old Mom; Abused POA, Says Civil Suit

In St. Clair County, Illinois, the Madison County Record reports:

• An elderly St. Clair County woman is suing her daughter for converting substantial sums of money for personal obligations, as well as fraudulently converting the deed to her house. Rose Hamkammer, an 81-year-old widow, is suing Lydia Funk in St. Clair County alleging Funk took money from her accounts to pay personal obligations, including a Belleville attorney for child custody and traffic violation matters.

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• The reason Funk had a power of attorney was that in the event Hamkammer was hospitalized her bills could be paid, the complaint states. [...] Hamkammer claims her daughter breached fiduciary duty and abused her power of attorney. She also claims she was exploited financially in that as an elderly person her resources were abused.

For more, see Elderly woman claims daughter converted funds to pay lawyer and converted deed to house.

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