Elderly Caretaker Sentenced for Taking $230K
By: Melissa Foy
Updated: November 9, 2012
A Wichita Falls woman is found guilty of stealing nearly $230-thousand from two elderly women under her care.
Thirty-eight year-old Shannon Cobb is sentenced to 10 years probation.
She'll also have to pay restitution to each victim at a rate of $2000 per month, until the $230-thousand is paid off.
Police say each victim has dementia.
The alleged thefts occurred over a period of three years and were discovered by family members.
The women told police Cobb would tell them the household account was low and she needed to cash a check to pay for household items.
Police say one of the women wrote checks totaling more than $113-thousand and the other for $116-thousand.
Thirty-eight year-old Shannon Cobb is sentenced to 10 years probation.
She'll also have to pay restitution to each victim at a rate of $2000 per month, until the $230-thousand is paid off.
Police say each victim has dementia.
The alleged thefts occurred over a period of three years and were discovered by family members.
The women told police Cobb would tell them the household account was low and she needed to cash a check to pay for household items.
Police say one of the women wrote checks totaling more than $113-thousand and the other for $116-thousand.
