74-year-old Jeanette Lee is in trouble with the law for taking advantage of her responsibility and splurging her father's money on bars and lingerie. The woman received an 18-month sentence, suspended for 18 months. She has also had an electronic tag fitted to her wrist which will enforce a four-month curfew during her suspended sentence. While giving out her punishment, the judge told Lee that it is sad to see her get charged with a crime at this age while she lived a clean life before.
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A grandma is in trouble for splashing thousands of dollars that she stole on lingerie and drinks.
Jeanette Lee, 74, went about splurging a whopping $32,000 on fancy things. All of which later came with a price for her.
It is reported that the 74-year-old stole the money from her father who lives in a care home and suffers from dementia.
Lee robbed money from her dad for two years after taking charge of his affairs in 2015 according to Prosecutor Hal Ewing.
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An official investigation was launched into the case by the government department, the Office of Public Guardian (OPG) which 'helps people in England and Wales to stay in control of decisions about their health and finance'.
The government organization works within the Mental Capacity Act of 2005 and polices those who are put in charge of others' financial affairs in order to protect those who don't have the mental capacity to look after their affairs themselves.
Investigating Lee's case, the organization withdrew the grandma from taking care of her father's finances.
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It was found that a total of $81k were found missing from the man's account Derby Crown Court was told by the prosecution.
However, the defendant was only proven to be connected to $32,000 of it.
Prosecutor Hal Ewing said: "She said she used some expenditure to help her father and spent other amounts in bars and at Ann Summers."
Lee faced one count of fraud by abuse of position. She has now pleaded guilty.
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The 74-year-old received an 18-month sentence by law and was suspended for 18 months.
Apart from this, she also had an electronic tag fitted to her wrist that will enforce a four-month curfew during her suspended sentence.
Between 7:00am and 7:00pm, Lee must subsequently remain at her home address. However, in late August she has been allowed to attend her granddaughter's wedding.
Judge Shaun Smith QC addressed Lee, noting how the 74-year-old had 'helped [herself] to money [she] would have got anyway upon [her] father's death'.
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"What you did did not affect the quality of his life or make things difficult for him as his income allowed him to be comfortable in the care home.
"It had no detrimental effect on him but that you were entitled to the money in due course is no reason to help yourself to his money," he reflected.
The judge concluded: "It is always sad to see any person in the dock charged with a criminal offence but you are there having reached the age of 74 and having never been in trouble before and that is even sadder."
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