Convicted Embezzler Now Accused Of Ripping Off 86-Year Old Dementia-Stricken Next-Door Neighbor; Cops Believe Suspect Forged Victim's Name On POA

In Flint, Michigan, The Associated Press reports:

• A convicted embezzler out on parole who snagged more than $9 million in business tax credits from the state of Michigan was charged [] with defrauding an 86-year-old neighbor with dementia. A judge set bail for RASCO CEO Richard A. Short at $9.2 million. Short, 57, faces 24 counts of embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses and other charges in connection with money and possessions taken from the elderly woman.

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• Prosecutors brought the latest charges after finding that Short took money out of the bank account of an elderly woman who lived next door to him. Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell said police think Short forged the elderly woman's name on a power of attorney form dated last September. [...] In the latest case, Leyton said it appears Short stole thousands of dollars from the victim as well as items from her home. The woman had lived next door to Short in a mobile home park but moved to a Flint nursing home in January.

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• Pickell called Short a "predator," saying the elderly woman's dementia was so advanced, "she thought the (police) investigator was her child." [...] He said police also are investigating Short's interactions with other elderly residents in the Westwood Heights mobile home park where he lives in Genesee County's Mount Morris Township.

For the story, see Embezzler who got tax credit faces more charges.