Cops: Woman told husband he had Alzheimer's so she could steal from him

Police successful Connecticut person arrested a pistillate they accidental stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from her hubby implicit 2 decades by convincing him that helium had Alzheimer's disease.

According to The Associated Press, WVIT-TV successful New Britain, Connecticut and Patch, 63-year-old Donna Marino turned herself successful Wednesday and was charged with first-degree larceny and third-degree forgery.

The East Haven Police Department alleges that Marino archetypal began stealing from her hubby successful 1999. The section alleges that Marino would forge her husband's signature connected pension, societal information and worker's compensation checks and past deposit that currency into a concealed slope account.

In summation to re-routing his checks, Marino besides allegedly pawned immoderate of her husband's jewelry and uncommon coins without his consent, WVIT reported.

As portion of her alleged plot, constabulary allege that Marino had convinced her hubby that helium was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

"She believed that convincing him that helium had Alzheimer's illness would forestall him from going to the bank, ultimately, to observe the debased balances connected his accounts," Police Capt. Joseph M. Murgo said, according to Patch.

In summation to convincing her hubby astir a mendacious Alzheimer's diagnosis, The Associated Press reports that Marion besides allegedly enlisted a friend, a notary public, to motion disconnected connected a ineligible papers that granted her powerfulness of lawyer of her husband.

All told, constabulary judge Marino stole astir $600,000 from her hubby implicit the years.

According to police, Marino's hubby archetypal realized his woman was stealing from him successful 2019. After taking clip to "consider his options, helium decided to record a ceremonial complaint" successful March 2020.

Marino is presently being held successful jailhouse connected a $25,000 bond.