Q: Woman is abusing my 69 year old cousin mentally and financially. Do we have any recourse? Restraining order?
I have a 69 year old cousin who lives alone. My cousin was befriended by a woman in the same apartment complex. Over the course of a year, this woman ‘helped’ my cousin spend $100,000 from an investment account. My cousin gave her money ($5000, twice), paid for food, gas, footed her spending at the local casino and this woman wrote nasty, intimidating notes and texts to my cousin to the point where she is very afraid of this person.
My cousin was told not to tell me what was going on. When I found out, I contacted the local Agency for Aging, who sent a woman out to talk to my cousin and this woman. My cousin submitted a complaint to the complex managers. The gist of the conversations: they were to not have any contact with each other. A few months ago, the woman starting attempting to befriend my cousin again. She has been texting her and asking for money again and my cousin has given her the money saying she is afraid of her.
A:
Contact the local police also to report the neighbor's conduct, and have your cousin tell the police that she no longer wants any contact from this neighbor. If the contact persists after the neighbor is so notified, she could face criminal harassment charges. It's worth a try.
Best of luck to your cousin.
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