Investigators say a West Palm Beach caregiver turned a 79-year-old client’s bank accounts into her personal travel and shopping fund, draining more than $79,000 before detectives stepped in. The spending trail, according to authorities, ran through unauthorized ATM withdrawals, credit card charges and a flurry of checks, and ultimately ended with the caregiver in handcuffs on Friday.
Detectives told reporters that bank records and surveillance footage showed a pattern they could not ignore, tying the caregiver to transactions that had little to do with elder care and everything to do with personal perks. That combination of paper trail and video, investigators say, led directly to her arrest.
According to CBS12, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says 27-year-old Marta Cisneros was booked on charges that include exploitation of an elderly person and using a false identity. Investigators told the outlet they documented nearly 50 unauthorized ATM withdrawals totaling more than $30,000, along with dozens of checks written to or cashed by Cisneros and relatives…