Recently filed court documents allege that an Orlando elected official took control of a 96-year-old woman’s finances and used more than $100,000 of her assets for public living and New Year’s Eve hotel room in Miami. , and other personal expenses.
Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill also reportedly spent a six-figure sum on dental procedures, expensive perfume and clothing, and multiple vitamin IV drips, according to reports.
The extravagance came after Hill met with the elder in March 2021 and held power of attorney for the 96-year-old the following month. The Orlando Sentinel reported. He cited an affidavit from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Mr. Hill has not been criminally charged in connection with the ongoing investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
She also allegedly used some of the funds to renovate a home owned by the alleged victim in 1988 and where Hill lived until a judge forced his eviction last week, the newspaper said. There is. There is no evidence that she paid any rent for Hill to live in her home, the documents allege.
Another home Hill allegedly purchased in 2022 included a woman’s cosigner on the loan.
“The property appears to be abandoned and has no electricity or running water,” the affidavit states, according to the Sentinel.
Another home where the alleged victim actually lived was in dire need of repairs, but there is no evidence that money was ever put into the property, the affidavit alleges.
The alleged victim told investigators that she did not authorize Hill to spend her money, and that she remembered signing “certain forms” but did not understand them. He said in a statement that he would “never agree” to allow Mr Hill to represent him. According to WFTV9, Who first reported this incident?
Hill said he has faced legal trouble before.
She has a list of 21 previous arrests dating back to 1983, the Sentinel reported. Past charges include drug offenses, fraud, using bad checks and driving under the influence.
She reportedly has until Friday to file a written response related to the allegations, but a judge has already ordered her to cut off all contact with the alleged victim. There is.
The newspaper emailed Hill’s office late Tuesday seeking comment.
