Local senior service worker sentenced for exploiting elderly client’s finances

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – An employee of a senior service provider was sentenced to nine months in jail for stealing from a women she was supposed to help.

Brenda Cowden was a caseworker responsible for placing seniors into care facilities. The victim lived alone with no close friends or family. Cowden was assigned to the victim who could no longer safely live at home.

In February, prosecutors said Cowden convinced the 79-year-old victim to sign a power of attorney, illegally adding witness signatures afterward. Cowden gained control over the victim’s accounts…

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