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By Jessica Nolte
A Hayes caregiver was sentenced Friday to more than five years in prison for identity theft and fraud, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
The release said 43-year-old Amy Denton stole nearly $100,000 from a Gloucester woman who had "various medical issues and limitations."
When the woman's mother died, she inherited five life insurance policies, according to the release, and Denton was notified about the policies because she was the woman's caregiver. Denton then forged the woman's signature on several documents requesting access to the funds, the release said. And the woman signed a Virginia Durable Power of Attorney Form without knowing it would give Denton control of her finances.
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By Jane Hammond
Denton received the life insurance checks in May 2015 and placed them in bank accounts she controlled, the release said. It also said she used the money to pay off court costs from a previous fraud conviction. She purchased a vehicle with some of the funds and used the remainder for other travel and entertainment costs.
Denton used the entirety of the life insurance money and then tried to gain access to another $40,000 worth of assets, according to the release. The woman discovered the fraud in May 2016 when she was unable to pay her bills and when she had a series of seizures that required her to be hospitalized, the release said.
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