My mom recently died. I have found that several thousand of dollars have been transferred directly into the POAs personal account. Charges were also made to my mother's only credit card for his own personal expenses - all easily proven on bank statements - everything from gas (mom couldn't drive, restaurant bills, she was locked in a nursing facility and dying; vet bills (she didn't have a dog - POA killed the dog); credit cards paid off (mom never even had these credit cards); his doctor bills; car dealership charges (not for her car because he sold it and kept the proceeds); large utility charges; the list goes on. Now he want to be paid for his "services", too. No where in the will does it state he is to be paid for his "services" and who would be paid over $90,000 taken in a one month span. Sound pretty illegal to me! HELP! Do I have a fighting chance on fighting any of this or will just be chalked up to an awful human being with the license to steal? The proof is in the bank statements - all in black in white (and that is only what is seen in one month - the month she died).
So yes that activity is illegal; and yes any use of your mother's funds not solely and exclusively for her benefit is misappropriation, an abuse of trust, and also illegal; but check that the POA documentation did not make allowances for the person to charge legitimately incurred expenses (such as travel, accommodation and subsistence while engaged on her business). See a lawyer for advice as to reporting or prosecuting.