DALLAS, TX – A Dallas County woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty in a sweeping elder abuse case that drained hundreds of thousands of dollars from vulnerable victims, prosecutors announced this week.
With leadership from Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office secured the lengthy sentence against 48-year-old Krista Walker, who admitted to stealing between $150,000 and $300,000 from an elderly victim. In addition to prison time, Walker was ordered to pay $415,000 in restitution.
Investigators determined that while employed for roughly one year by an elderly business owner, Walker systematically emptied nearly half a million dollars from the victim’s retirement account and stole approximately $125,000 from his business. Prosecutors say the financial damage left the victim’s long-term security severely compromised…