Missoula woman guilty of stealing $120K from elderly mother with dementia
Billings Gazette Saturday 14th January, 2012
Prosecutors say they won't seek prison time for a Missoula woman convicted Friday afternoon of bilking her elderly and dementia-laden mother out of more than $120,000. Paulette Homer was found guilty Friday by District Judge Karen Townsend of using the proceeds from a reverse mortgage of her mother's home to pay off credit card debts, buy je...
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