Killeen woman admits stealing from elderly victim - The Killeen Daily Herald
Bell County prosecutor Terry Clark said his office was first made aware of the crime by authorities in New York. “That’s how we first got a hold of it. ”. Clark said the crime was a result of the woman’s stolen identity. “If someone steals your ID and they sell it to the right people, it can go viral,” Clark said. Although police were able to track Williams’ transactions from the New York woman’s account, law enforcement officials were not able to find out how the woman’s identity was stolen. “I know she wasn’t the only one taking advantage of that, but basically this lady had a Charles Schwab account,” Clark said. Clark described how Williams spent the stolen money on “nonsense stuff. I almost have sympathy for someone who’s paying for medical bills or food or water or electricity, but she was paying for cable, cellphones, rent. After Williams’ guilty plea in court Monday, her defense attorney requested that Trudo lower her bond from $100,000, saying Williams would live with her grandmother in Temple upon her release. Trudo granted the request and lowered Williams’ bond to $20,000. Williams’ sentencing hearing was reset to July 31. When it comes to protecting an elderly family member’s identity, Clark said it’s important for family members to keep an eye on... “I’m not sure you can tell elderly people anything, but what I would tell families is to just keep an eye on their fathers, mothers, uncles and aunts,” Clark said. Source: kdhnews.com
