NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A Tijuana woman has been charged with stealing $250,000 from an elderly California woman she was caring for, Orange County prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Susana Duran, 38, faces charges including felony forgery and 149 counts of using a debit card without authorization.
Duran allegedly used the debit card and forged checks to siphon off funds from the bank account of the 92-year-old Newport Beach woman she had been caring for since January 2008.
The Orange County District Attorney's office said in a written statement that Duran allegedly withdrew as much as $500 at a time and used the cash for purchases including a computer and gasoline.
Duran was tripped up after she called in sick and the fill-in caregiver showed the victim a bank statement that had arrived in the mail and listed some of the withdrawals.
Police arrested Duran Tuesday.
