Disabled Navy Veteran To Lose Home After Caretaker Daughter Ran Off With Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars

Alvin Fulcher, 77, said his child pulled the ‘ultimate act of deception’ by stealing from him, leaving bills unpaid and the family vulnerable to foreclosure.

Fulcher, 77, and his wife raised their kids and grandchildren in the home and fostered dozens more. Nowadays, he has to feel his way around it because he's nearly blind.

@kaachyy29 Our grandfather is a victim of elder abuse. He is 77 years old and 90% blind. Because of his disability, he had in-home support services who were in charge of his care, as well as his finances. The in-home providers were in charge of paying all of his bills with the money that he received from his military retirement and ssi income. We have just found out that his bills have not been paid in about a year and all of his money was drained from his account from the caretakers. One of the caretakers was his youngest daughter, so no foul play was ever expected. Due to the bills not being paid on time, we have just found out that his home has been in foreclosure and already has an auction date. His mortgage is past due by nearly $25,000. His gas and electric bill has an overdue balance of $1,300. His water is past due by $1,200. Multiple credit cards have been opened in his name and have sunk his credit score to almost 400. His wife, our grandmother, was laid to rest this week. All of this information became knowledgeable to us when the life insurance, that our grandfather thought to be paying for years, had no pay out due to a lapse because of non-payment. We are raising money in hopes to save the house that we all grew up in. We have requested a reinstatement of his mortgage loan and were told that amount will exceed $20,000. We were informed by the police that this is a civil matter. We need to raise $25,000 to save our grandparents home, as well as save our grandfather from any further heartache. We are looking for a civil lawyer as well as a foreclosure lawyer or anybody that can assist with stopping the auction. Any other resources that may help are greatly appreciated. Please direct message me with any information. If you can donate, please do. Link to go fund me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/awteum-elder-abuse?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1 #veteran #navy #gofundme #sandiego #elderabuse #fyp #westcoast #viral ♬ original sound - Kassandra Guajardo

His youngest daughter and her boyfriend moved in to take care of him and his wife. Little did he know, his daughter, who had taken control of their finances, had stolen tens of thousands of dollars from his account and stopped paying the mortgage

"I don’t think she has a heart. She did this. She wasn’t thinking of me or her mother." he said.

Once inside, the daughter took control of her elderly parents’ finances and stole thousands, including Fulcher’s social security income and military retirement pay. Fulcher and his other children claim they later discovered a massive pile of unpaid bills and a bank letter threatening foreclosure.

Fulcher owes more than $28,000 on his home. 'The bills had gone untouched since June 2022. This is just too much. I can’t take it and I want her to pay.' he said.

@kaachyy29
For the people who were asking this is is gofund me account. Anything would help ! https://gofund.me/0c1d153b
♬ Oceans (Hillsong United Remix) - FOA Rockout

Fulcher and his grandchildren say they found out about the financial fiasco when Fulcher's wife died last month and they couldn't collect her life insurance.

"For this to happen to me at this time is sickening. I’m heartbroken, especially that it was one of my children that did this to me. I’m saying, what kind of heart does she have? She grew up in this house," Fulcher said. "She never gave a reason, just said, 'My fault, my fault..' She left,"

If the walls of Fulcher's home could talk, they'd share stories of more than 30 years of family get-togethers. "We used to have a lot of parties with friends," Fulcher said.

The retired military man is now relying on the kindness of friends and family. He's hoping to raise enough money through an online fundraiser to keep him his home."My grandson wants me to come live with him in San Antonio. I'd prefer not to. I like to be more independent," he said.

Fulcher and his family say they've been talking to banks and other companies trying to buy more time and get the issue resolved. So far, with little success.

@kaachyy29 NBC 7 San Diego’s news reporter interviewing our grandpa this evening. For more details stream at 11 pm pst. #nbc #nbc7sandiego #freedommortgage #fyp #sandiego #gofundme #alvinfulcher #westcoast #elderabuse #veteran #navy #viral #god ♬ original sound - Kassandra Guajardo

The GoFundMe set up to help Fulcher and his children pay the bills has already raised more than $37,000.

Hundreds of strangers have contributed to the cause to help Fulcher keep his home

God Bless you as we provide strength and support to our veterans in time of need,’ wrote one person who chipped in $10.'

@kaachyy29 ***UPDATE: We reached our initial goal of $25,000! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING OUR GRANDFATHER! We received the reinstatement letter from the mortgage company, and we have to pay them $29,000 to keep the home from going to auction! We raised the goal amount to $30,000 to cover that whole cost! Please continue to share and donate. We can't thank you all enough!*** Thank you to NBC7 San Diego for taking the time to share our story! #AlvinFulcher #nbc #nbc7sandiego #freedommortgage #fyp #sandiego #gofundme #westcoast #elderabuse #veteran #navy #viral #god @adrienneyvonne ♬ original sound - Kassandra Guajardo

‘I miss my grandparents so much and when I read your story, my heart just broke. I hope this helps,’ replied a woman who donated $50.'

Categories

More

Disabled Navy Veteran To Lose Home After Caretaker Daughter Ran Off With Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars

Hundreds of strangers have contributed to the cause to help Fulcher keep his home