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A 94-year-old Navy veteran with Alzheimer's living on his military pension and social security has allegedly been defrauded of a substantial portion of his life savings.
The person charged with the alleged crime is his own granddaughter, according to Montgomery County police.
Erica Hopper, 45, is accused of embezzlement, theft and fraud.
When her grandfather went to an assisted living home in Silver Spring following the death of his wife of 60 plus years, Hopper gained power of attorney.
In the statement of charges against her, police accuse of spending her grandfather’s money, including from the sale of his house, on herself from November of 2021 until June 2025.
Expenditures listed include payments on a 2022 Kia Stinger, the payoff of credit card balances on two cards, stage area seats at an Usher concert, elective cosmetic surgery, trips to New Orleans and Las Vegas, designer clothing and accessories and rent payments totaling more than $266,000.
Charging documents accuse Hopper of using her grandfather’s pension and social security, making him a co-tenant, to qualify for an apartment at a luxury building steps from Union Market in Northeast D.C. He remained in the nursing home during that time,police said.
But, according to court documents, in July of 2024, Hopper advised management that her grandfather could no longer afford his care at Sunrise.
Detectives determined, according to court documents, that he was transferred to two other facilities where there’s a total of more than $52,000 in unpaid balances.
“Very soon, we’re gonna have over 230,000 individuals living in our community over the age of 65,” said Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy.
McCarthy said cannot discuss the specifics of the case.
He said families should consider the possible dangers of having a vulnerable senior’s affairs in the hands of only one person.
“This is a sad fact: About 90% of money lost in financial scams, you lose to a family member,” McCarthy said.
Another family member grew suspicious of Hopper, charging documents say.
Hopper responded to a civil complaint last April, taking exception to the embezzlement allegations, according to the documents. She noted that her job as a finance program analyst at the U.S. House of Representatives afforded her the lifestyle of her choosing.
The detective in the criminal case wrote that Hopper was terminated from that job a month later.
She was released on personal bond after being charged last week.
A woman who answered a cell phone listed as belonging to Hopper said she had nothing to say about the matter and declined to provide the name of her attorney.
she could've just waited this out, let him die in peace then do all this fukk shyt....