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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 June 2020; in September 2020 she was diagnosed with dementia and later was assessed with a MOCA score of 9. He said that in March 2021, his brother allegedly obtained powers of attorney for healthcare and later for finances, and 26 days after the financial power of attorney was signed "he transferred $600,000 out of a Harris bank account." Rucker said local police and adult protective services did not pursue the case to his satisfaction and urged the Cook County state's attorney to get involved.
"I would like for the state's attorney to get involved because for some reason, there's been an impeachment on this investigation," Rucker said at the public-comment podium. He asked the board to help ensure a fuller investigation and prosecution if warranted; the transcript records his plea but no formal board action was taken in response during the meeting.
