Caregiver Charged In Alleged Ripoff Of Elderly Couple; Increased Victims' Reverse Mortgage Payments To Hide Effects Of Illicit Spending, Say Cops

In Fairfax, California, the Marin Independent Journal reports:

• An in-home caregiver wanted on suspicion of stealing $100,000 from a retired Fairfax couple was arrested in Marin Superior Court after showing up for her scheduled arraignment. Jane Macam McClellan, also known as Jane Macam Deleon, pleaded not guilty during her initial court appearance [...], said her defense attorney, Anthony Lowenstein. McClellan, a 46-year-old Brentwood resident, was then booked into jail on allegations of embezzlement from an elder or dependent adult, forgery, possession of stolen property, burglary and theft. Her bail is set at $100,000.

• McClellan worked for the Fairfax couple, a 98-year-old woman and her 92-year-old husband, for about six months. She was fired in August when the couple's family discovered financial irregularities, police said. McClellan allegedly used the couple's credit cards and also spent their money to hire her own family members for housekeeping work, according to the Fairfax Police Department. In addition, McClellan allegedly increased the couple's reverse-mortgage payments to help disguise the effects of her spending.

For the story, see Caregiver sought in Fairfax theft case shows up for court, gets booked.