Man Accused of Exploiting Elderly Woman for Inheritance Faces Legal Action
Translated & summarized from Globes by baba
A man has been ordered to pay 250,000 shekels in legal costs and his case referred to the police after a court invalidated a will he benefited from. The court found he exploited an elderly woman, convincing her to name him sole heir and disinherit her husband. Evidence presented included allegations of financial fraud, including taking large sums for renovations and selling properties, and using the couple's credit cards. The man's actions were exposed by the husband and a friend of the accused.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A man was accused of exploiting an elderly woman and disinheriting her husband through a contested will.
- The court invalidated the will, ordered the man to pay 250,000 shekels, and referred the case to the police.
- Evidence suggested the man defrauded the couple of hundreds of thousands of shekels and misused their credit cards.
- The man allegedly convinced the woman to name him sole heir, excluding her husband from their home.
- The case unraveled due to the husband's contestation and testimony from a friend of the accused.
A man who allegedly presented himself as the "son" of an elderly woman, despite having no familial relation, has been involved in a legal battle over her will. The woman's husband of 42 years contested a will that favored the man, who is accused of exploiting the couple's vulnerability. The couple, who were only children of Holocaust survivors and had no children of their own, met the man when the wife's mother was in a nursing home where the man's sister worked as a caregiver and his mother as a librarian.
The husband claims the man and his family used their positions to gather information on potential elderly victims. The man allegedly convinced the couple to hire his daughter as a cleaner and his wife as a cook. Evidence presented in court suggests the man received half a million shekels for negligible renovations, persuaded the wife to purchase a Lexus for his use, and took gold coins worth 360,000 shekels. He also allegedly convinced the couple to sell two investment properties, with the proceeds disappearing from the wife's account after her death, leaving a debt of 120,000 shekels. The man and his son also reportedly used the couple's credit card extensively, with monthly food expenses reaching 17,000 shekels.
The case unraveled when the man convinced the couple to lend 100,000 shekels to a friend, a loan that was not repaid. The friend, in exchange for a reduced debt, testified against the man, calling him a con artist and compulsive gambler who engaged in illegal utility hookups and evaded rent payments, despite his alleged wealth.
Further complicating matters, the man had the wife sign a will naming him as her sole heir, including the couple's residence, and stipulating that her husband would have no right to live there after her death. This was in contrast to a prior will where the husband would have inherited everything if he outlived his wife, with the man as the subsequent beneficiary. Three lawyers involved in drafting the will were summoned; two failed to appear, and the third admitted to connections with the man.
The court, deeming the findings severe, invalidated the will, ordered the man to pay 250,000 shekels in legal costs, and referred the case to the Israel Police. The judge expressed a desire for the man's details to be published to warn the public.
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