KING COUNTY, Wash. — A Washington man has been sentenced after he was convicted of multiple theft charges after prosecutors said he stole more than $500,000 from his elderly grandmother, exploiting her cognitive decline over a period of years.
Forrest Wayne Strong, 33, was found guilty March 17 of several counts of first- and second-degree theft tied to a scheme that targeted a vulnerable adult, according to court documents. On April 29, a court sentenced him to 24 months in prison.
Prosecutors allege Strong systematically drained the finances of his grandmother, who was in her late 80s and diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Between January 2020 and June 2022, more than $514,000 was taken through checks, cash withdrawals and unauthorized debit card use, investigators found…