WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita woman who persuaded an elderly man with Alzheimer's disease to make her the beneficiary of nearly all his assets has been sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to repay the man's family nearly $61,000.
Laurie Nowlin, 60, of Wichita, was sentenced Thursday on one count of felony theft.
The Sedgwick County Attorney's office said in a news release that Nowlin received several checks and cash withdrawals from the 88-year-old man, who designated her — rather than his adult children— as his power of attorney and beneficiary of nearly all his assets. The victim has since died.
Prosecutors said the man wrote at least $81,400 in checks and withdrew about $2,000 for the woman, who used the money for "multiple trips" and made several Facebook transactions.
If Nowlin violates her probation, she would face a 13-month sentence. Her probation could be extended if she does not repay the money within the two years.
In a lawsuit against Nowlin, the family alleged she convinced the victim to write her at least $102,000 in checks and make around $141,000 in cash withdrawals from his accounts while she was one of his primary caregivers.
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