Dania Beach landlord used violence as she financially ‘exploited’ tenant with dementia, deputies say

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say a South Florida landlord employed violence as a means to financially exploit a 78-year-old tenant with dementia, “punching him” if he did not sign checks.

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies captured a seemingly smirking Anne-Marie Lake in a jail mugshot as they booked her on charges of elderly exploitation and battery on a person 65 or older on Friday.

Investigators said Lake, 61, was arrested at the Dania Beach home she shared with the victim…

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