Granddaughter Guilty of Financial Elder Abuse Through Embezzlement and Moving Grandmother Out of Home

Our office receives numerous phone calls about financial elder abuse, usually involving quit claim deeds of property and / or second mortgages that go unpaid, resulting in a home foreclosure. It is unusual for law enforcement to take action in such cases, as such problems are seen as civil, not criminal, in nature.

In the case of Christi Schoenbachler in Monterey County, the story seems sadly familiar, except that the District Attorney took action and prosecuted the case. Schoenbachler was convicted of felony financial elder abuse (formerly Penal Code

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