A woman's been found guilty of stealing over 180,000 dollars from her elderly mother while she had control of her bank account - a type of crime elder advocates say is becoming more and more common. Gaylene Thomas was given the power of attorney to sell her mother Adela Cottam's home, but after doing so, withdrew 188-thousand-dollars from her mother's account without her consent. Luka Forman has the story.
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