Use Of Phony POA To Sell Murdered Retiree's $1M Home, Loot Bank Accounts Among Charges Facing Slay Suspects

In Palm Springs, California, The Desert Sun reports:

• Five men accused in the stabbing death of a Palm Springs retiree to steal his identity and his financial assets [...] were ordered to stand trial on murder and other charges. Kaushal Niroula, 27, San Francisco attorney David Replogle, 60, Miguel Bustamante, 26, Daniel Garcia, 26, and Craig McCarthy, 29, face charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit a robbery in connection with the Dec. 5 slaying of 74-year-old Clifford Lambert. Niroula, Replogle and Garcia also face several charges stemming from the alleged fraudulent sale of Lambert's home and the emptying of his bank accounts. [...] Following Lambert's death, [attorney] Replogle allegedly created a false power of attorney document that allowed the co-defendants to empty the victim's bank accounts and sell his $1 million home for less than $300,000. A judge subsequently halted the sale.

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