Prosecutor: Woman Steals $150G, Leaves Park Ridge Neighbor, 94, Destitute
PARK RIDGE, N.J. – A Park Ridge woman stole $150,000 from her 94-year-old neighbor – using some of the money to build an addition onto her own house -- after getting power of attorney, said authorities who arrested her.
Kim Covello, 62, left her neighbor “completely depleted” of funds, forcing her into seeking public assistance, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said.
Covello, who is married and self-employed, got power of attorney for the victim in 2012, Calo said.
Over the next three years, the prosecutor said, she “used in excess of $150,000 of the victim’s money for her own …
Home Health Aid Sentenced For Stamford Thefts
A Bridgeport home health aide hired to care for an elderly Alzheimer's patient was sentenced to five years in jail Friday for stealing $26,000 from the 81-year-old woman.
During sentencing in Stamford, Philliann Barnett, 39, was given a 10-year sentence, reduced by half. She will also have to pay restitution and will serve five years of probation following her release.
Barnett, who was arrested in December 2015 for the crime, committed numerous acts of fraud, which led to losses of over $26,000 to the Springdale woman, the Stamford Police said following an investigation.
After she was hire…
Woodcliff Lake Financial Advisor Charged With Fleecing $1M From Elderly Duo
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. -- A Woodcliff Lake financial fleeced two elderly victims of more than $1 million, said authorities who arrested him on theft by deception charges.
Jeffrey Palish, 64, first “failed to make payments on a $100,000 loan that he had received from two elderly clients, a loan which he had failed to disclose to the financial institution at which he was employed,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Thursday.
“An investigation revealed that, during a four-year period, [Palish] received in excess of $600,000 from the clients,” Calo said.
“The funds were obtained t…
