MIAMI – A Miami man faces costs after prosecutors say he exploited an aged neighbor, draining her funds and taking possession of her condominium.
Miami-Dade State Lawyer Katherine Fernandez Rundle introduced Thursday the arrest of 62-year-old Nilo Somoano, who faces one depend every of theft from an individual 65 or older valued at greater than $50,000, exploitation of the aged in an quantity over $50,000, and an organized scheme to defraud over $50,000. Every cost is a first-degree felony.
Authorities stated the sufferer, an 89-year-old girl who died on Oct. 16, 2021, suffered from extreme psychological and bodily impairments and had required full-time care since no less than 2015.
In 2016, Somoano obtained energy of lawyer over the girl underneath unclear circumstances, giving him management over her funds, in keeping with investigators.
Detectives stated he allegedly used that authority to switch possession of her condominium on the Half Moon Towers, situated at 5055 NW seventh St., into his identify whereas she was nonetheless residing there.
Somoano, who has lived in a number of models at Half Moon Towers since 2006, additionally used the sufferer’s monetary accounts to purchase one other unit within the constructing, in keeping with authorities.
Prosecutors say Somoano drained the sufferer’s $600,000 property on private bills, together with sending almost $14,000 to his spouse to pay for cremation providers for his brother and godmother, in addition to purchases from Costco, Residence Depot, and varied clothes and specialty shops.
Authorities stated not one of the providers or gadgets benefited the sufferer, who spent her remaining days in an grownup residing facility.
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