Illegal Filipina Caretaker Rips off Elderly Couple

[Ayatollahgondola]

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Authorities said Wong, who is an undocumented immigrant from the Philippines, befriended the 89-year-old husband and his 85-year-old wife, both retired school teachers.

She became their in-home health care provider, and the couple started to rely on Wong. They became so fond of her that they would refer to her as their daughter.

Wong asked the wife for money, promising that she would pay back the loan, authorities said. Instead, she used some of the money for living expenses, but gambled away most of it at a local casino. From 2006 to 2009, authorities said Wong stole $527,000 from her victims, by withdrawing cash from their bank account or having them write checks to cash or her family members.