Central Florida "Caregiving" Pair Convicted Of Duping Senior Out Of Title To Home Gets 10 Years For Grand Theft; Ordered To Return Ownership To Victim

In New Port Richey, Florida, the St. Petersburg Times reports:

• For four years, Eloise Mudway has waited for justice for the people who promised to be her caregivers but ended up mistreating her and stealing her home. On Thursday, the 92-year-old woman watched as a judge sent them to prison for 10 years. Joseph and Cynthia Clancy, convicted last month of grand theft of a person 65 or older, also were ordered to transfer ownership of the Hilltop Drive home back to Mudway.

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• It's still unclear what will become of the property, which went into foreclosure and is in disrepair. Because of the debt on it, Cynthia Clancy's attorney speculated that by transferring the deed back to Mudway, the mortgage holder could call the debt due. Nevertheless, Circuit Judge Shawn Crane ordered it back to Mudway, calling that the right thing to do.

For more, see Pasco couple sentenced to 10 years for stealing elderly woman's home. DeedContraTheft