SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. ( KRON ) — An 81-year-old retired IRS agent from Southern California was sentenced to 12 years in state prison Friday for conning an elderly woman in Sonoma County out of her entire life savings during a seven-year period.
The perpetrator, 81-year-old Elana Cohen-Roth of Marina Del Rey, was found guilty of 23 felony offenses related to the scam, Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez’s office announced in a press release.
“The victim’s years of hard work and lifetime savings are gone due to Ms. Cohen-Roth’s greed,” Rodriguez stated. “Unfortunately, the victim will never be made whole financially and her life is forever impacted. The judge’s sentence is entirely appropriate and hopefully will provide some measure of justice for the victim.”
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Cohen-Roth, who also worked as a tax professional, first prepared the victim’s taxes in 2013. After befriending the victim, Cohen-Roth gained access to her financial information…