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Mother’s Nest Egg Becomes Son’s Cash Cow
In a twist that could only be scripted for a daytime drama, Matthew Rule, a 40-year-old Walled Lake resident, has been charged with embezzling a hefty sum from his mother’s bank accounts while she was tucked away in a residential care facility. One can only imagine the Amazon cart that led to charges involving an amount ranging from $50,000 to $100,000. Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the charges, which could see Rule facing 15 years in the slammer and a possible fine of up to $15,000, or three times the embezzled amount. Now that’s an expensive shopping spree!
A Family Affair Gone Wrong
Between March and October of 2021, Rule apparently found his mother’s bank accounts too tempting to resist. The allegations paint a picture of a son who saw his mother’s care facility stay as an opportunity to indulge in retail therapy at Amazon, Meijer, and other retailers. It’s a classic tale of family trust going south, prompting a thorough investigation by Special Agents from the Department of Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division.