At a uhaul facility poss release in exchange for $20,000 he already stole $$$$$$ She is of sound mind, lives independently, was distraught from husbands death when my brother swoop down and took advantage of her. He told her that all the life ins. Money belonged to him, he made her wire money to Canada to his partner for a lot of different reasons , she thought he was there to help her after my step dads death when in fact he was taking advantage of the situAtion and took almost all her money, he put her house up for sale sold most of her husbands things pocketed the money the. Allowed certain things for her to put into a pod for storage which was sent to another state by Canada and now he won't let her have her things , he has uhaul company not allowing her any access or even be able to make any payments on her stuff until she gives him another 20,000$
She will tell him how distant and uncaring you are and she will tell you he is taking all the valuables. The truth is somewhere in the middle.
But the long and short of it is that your mom was conned by a con man. Forget the stuff. Move on.
Lots of issues haven't been addressed which factor into this scenario.
our particular county in California when this similar situation occurred to my mom being victimized my brother both financially, emotionally, and actually selling items on eBay that were reported stolen- the district attorney told me they won't file on cases that aren't $500,000 and above. APS got involved and stated our county, in that part specifically, fails to report elder Abuse crimes and say they are family issues therefore many seniors are victims and nothing is being done because families give up.
Two things can be done here. Report this. Document everything in the past that led up to his and be honest and concise. Do not complain about your brother and just stare the facts of the situation. Ask for a restraining order. There is more options here than anything if nothing else can be done.
The other option is to figure what happened, happened. They are things. If your mom can squeak by without that money for now, just walk away from the fight. Keep all documentation, call logs, wire receipts, etc. Block his number from all your phones. Still obtain a restraining order for your mom, you, and anyone else you feel may be affected by him.
Be proactive not reactive. Then just enjoy your mom, worry about you and let your brother deal with his issues on his own. If he can't pay for the property or storage, you could always call the location and ask they contact you if there are problems. But that is a last resort after you contact the police and ask them for advice.!
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