Man sentenced to probation for stealing from elderly mother
June 21, 2019
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 53-year-old Kansas man has been sentenced to five years of probation for stealing more than $21,000 from his mother while she was in a nursing home.
KSNW-TV reports that John Queen also was ordered to pay back the money. He faces five months in prison if he violates his probation.
The thefts occurred in 2015 and 2016 while Queen had durable power of attorney. The Kansas Department of Children and Families began investigating after the nursing home reported that the bills for Queen's mother weren't being paid, putting her at risk of being evicted.
The prosecutor's office...
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