Financial Elder Abuse: Porterville Caregiver Accused

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PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KMPH) -

A Porterville woman who worked at an elderly care home has been arrested on suspicion of financial elder abuse.

54-year-old Mary Louise Moore is accused of stealing more than $28,000 from an 87-year-old woman.

Investigators say Moore confessed to stealing the money. They say she admitted to gambling $12,000 at a casino and keeping thousands of dollars in a safe.

Police say the cash in the safe was returned to the victim's family.

Moore was booked into the Tulare County Jail. She is being held on $50,000 bail.

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