Oh, I absolutely HATE criminals who prey on the elderly..........this is one group of hamsters I cannot forgive. Therefore, Norma Ruth Casini, and her Husband and Daughter, (even worse) are the Evil Hamsters for today!
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Husband and daughter also are convicted in the same case.NEWPORT BEACH – A caretaker pleaded guilty and was sentenced Thursday to 13 years in state prison for stealing thousands of dollars from many senior victims to spend on shopping, travel and a "dog whisperer," according to an Orange County District Attorney's Office news release.
Norma Ruth Casini, 51, of Laguna Niguel pleaded guilty to three felony counts of caretaker theft from an elder and one felony count of residential burglary of an occupied home with sentencing enhancements for losses and white collar crime, the release said. Casini took more than $610,000 from one of the victims, an 85-year-old woman.
Norma Casini
Leno Casini, 57, pleaded guilty to one felony counts each of accessory after the fact, receiving stolen property and second-degree burglary. He was sentenced to one year in jail and three years of formal probation.
Anastasia Darlena Mendezkestler, 23, pleaded guilty to a felony count of receiving stolen property. She was sentenced to 93 days in jail, for which she received credit for time served, and three years of formal probation, the release said.
In addition to her 13-year prison term, Norma Casini was ordered to pay $642,000 in restitution and over $1.2 million in fines, according to the release.
Casini used stolen money to pay for her home lease, dog day care and a "dog whisperer," orthodontic work, laser eye treatment, shopping, concerts, travel and other personal items, they said. More victims stepped forward after prosecution began and because of media coverage.
Leno Casini was in possession of and used one of victim's credit cards to purchase Metrolink passes and pay bills, the news release said. He took stolen rings belonging to another victim to a pawn shop in Irvine and sold the wedding set, claiming the rings belonged to his deceased mother, according to prosecutors.
Mendezkestler deposited stolen money she got from her mother into her personal bank accounts, prosecutors said. She used the money to pay for her divorce, medical insurance, dental work, pets, toys, furniture and electronics, they said.
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