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Son tells Cook County Board his 79-year-old mother lost $600,000; asks state's attorney to reopen elder financial exploitation probe
Summary
Julian Rucker told commissioners his 79-year-old mother, who has dementia, was purportedly given powers of attorney that led to $600,000 transferred from her bank account. He urged the state's attorney to intervene after local police and adult protective services did not pursue the matter to his satisfaction.
Julian Rucker told the Cook County Board on Feb. 5 that his 79-year-old mother, who he said is wheelchair-bound and has dementia, lost $600,000 after she signed powers of attorney that Rucker says were improperly obtained.
Rucker described a timeline: his mother moved in with him in…
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