Ohio woman gets 2 years for stealing from mom

Filed by Associated Press August 7th, 2008 in Top Stories.
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Akron area woman sentenced to two years in prison for stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her elderly mother says she deserved the money for all she’s done.

During Wednesday’s sentencing hearing, 60-year-old Jerelyn Sue Estright of Barberton apologized but also told a Summit County judge that her life has revolved around her mother, Leora Hoffman.

But 85-year-old Hoffman said her daughter was driven by greed and needed to spend some time in prison.

A jury last month found Estright guilty of theft from the elderly. Prosecutors say while her mother was hospitalized, Estright sold the woman’s home without her knowledge, moved $94,000 of the proceeds into a personal account and treated herself to trips and gifts including a $1,000 digital camera.

 


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