COCONUT CREEK, Fla. \u2014 Coconut Creek police say a woman stole more than $210,000 from a senior in 2024 and spent some of it at two South Florida casinos.<\/p>\n
Police told Local 10 News that Sandra White, 75, later moved from North Lauderdale to the small town of Athens, Illinois.<\/p>\n
Two years after the alleged crime, she\u2019s now back in South Florida and facing an elderly exploitation charge. Authorities said the victim was 87 years old and White had been his caregiver before he died.<\/p>\n
According to an arrest report from the Coconut Creek Police Department filed on Dec. 16, 2024, White forged the six-figure check on Jan. 16 of that year and deposited it into her account at a bank in the city.<\/p>\n
Police described \u201ca lengthy series of cash withdrawals\u201d after the deposit, including \u201cmany at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek and Isle Casino,\u201d the former name of Harrah\u2019s Pompano Beach at the old Pompano Park race track.<\/p>\n
Detectives said Bank of America, the victim\u2019s bank, ultimately credited the money from the fraudulent check back to the victim\u2019s account, leaving the bank out the $210,000.<\/p>\n
Investigators looking for White in July 2024 found out from her real estate agent that she sold her South Florida home and had moved out-of-state.<\/p>\n
Records show she was arrested by Broward authorities on Friday at the Menard County, Illinois jail and taken back to South Florida.<\/p>\n
Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office jail records show she was set to be released from the Paul Rein Detention Facility in Pompano Beach after posting a $15,000 bond.<\/p>\n
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