The Provincial Court of Las Palmas will try on December 13 in Arrecife a woman accused of having swindled more than 17,000 euros from a man taking advantage of the neurocognitive disorder he suffered, which “limited his intellectual and volitional faculties to govern his person and his assets.”
The Prosecutor's Office asks for M.J.C.M. three years in prison and a fine of 3,600 euros, in addition to the return of the money she stole. However, an agreement of conformity could have been reached that would reduce the penalties initially requested, which will be confirmed on the day of the hearing.
According to the Public Prosecutor's Office brief, the accused took advantage of “the clearly perceptible influence of the victim” and his “illiteracy” to gain his trust and induce him to designate her as authorized in his current account, thus allowing her to have access to the money he had saved.
“Once said authorization was obtained, between June 6 and August 31, 2016, the accused proceeded to make numerous cash withdrawals, both at ATMs and at the window, both directly and through the victim himself, in different offices in the towns of Arrecife, Puerto del Carmen and Playa Honda, up to a total of 17,020 euros”, the Prosecutor's Office maintains.
In addition, she emphasizes that the accused left the victim “in a serious economic situation.” And when the withdrawals began, he had more than 15,000 euros in his account, in addition to the income he received during those months, and in the end the balance was only 561.87 euros.
The victim has a legally appointed legal representative, who acts as his provisional guardian, and is the one who claims on his behalf the reimbursement of the allegedly defrauded money.
