An 83-year-old woman forced to smoke crack - part of an ingenious plot
An 83-year-old Florida woman was forced to smoke crack cocaine by her housemate, so that the latter could steal personal information to get a credit card in the old woman’s name. After successfully obtaining the credit card, the ingenious thief racked up more than $3,000 in charges before being arrested on April 28. She is charged with:
“[...] criminal use of personal identification, use of another person’s ID without permission and retail theft, according to jail records.
[...]The sheriff’s office said more charges were pending…”
If the article is wholly true, the additional charges that are pending could include:
- possession of a controlled substance;
- distribution of a controlled substance;
- battery (possibly aggravated, since either crack would be considered a “deadly weapon” or, in this context, involuntary crack smoking by an 83-year-old woman would be considered severe injury);
- domestic violence (the article says the woman got the old lady to smoke crack at least twice);
- elder abuse (if they have that in that jurisdiction - New York is currently trying to increase the penalties for elder abuse legislatively).
Some people really have a knack for complicating their lives. Had the crack “administrator” simply stole $3,000, she would be charged (under New York law) with larceny in the fourth, or possibly in the third degree. Instead, with one fell swoop, she has racked up an impressive criminal record.
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