A Bronx woman is facing felony charges in Palm Beach County after investigators say she siphoned more than $156,000 from the sale of her elderly aunt’s condo, money prosecutors say was supposed to cover the aunt’s memory-care expenses.
Court records state that the aunt, who had advanced dementia, sold a Hialeah condominium in April 2021. The closing produced roughly $156,295.82, according to the case paperwork.
According to BocaNewsNow, documents filed by Coral Springs police Detective Eugene Cashier allege that 38-year-old Crystal Olga Terry Gonzalez opened two joint JPMorgan Chase accounts in her aunt’s name the day before the closing. Investigators say she deposited the sale proceeds into those joint accounts, then began moving the condo money into accounts held in her own name…