OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – An Oshkosh man is facing charges for allegedly stealing over $427,000 from a 92-year-old nursing home resident.
58-year-old Terry Culver is being charged following a joint elder abuse and tax fraud investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Justice and Department of Revenue.
“Reports of elder abuse in Wisconsin have been rising for years,” Attorney General Kaul said in a press release. “We must continue working to fight elder abuse both through prevention and by holding offenders accountable.”
According to the criminal complaint, Culver acted as power of attorney for the victim. The victim was forced to move into a nursing home, Culver removed over $427,000 from the victim’s bank accounts and spent the money on home improvements and at bars, restaurants, and casinos as far off as Las Vegas, Nevada. The complaint also alleges that Culver sold multiple pieces of the victim’s real estate, took possession of the victim’s house through a quit claim deed, and filed false and fraudulent tax returns with the Department of Revenue for five years.
Wisconsinites can help fight patient and elder abuse by reporting abuse at www.ReportElderAbuseWI.org and 1-833-586-0107.
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