A 47-year-old woman from Ashkelon was indicted Sunday in the Beersheba Magistrate's Court for allegedly stealing 600,000 shekels (over $170,000) from an elderly Holocaust survivor.
According to the indictment, Anat Dayan was employed as a caregiver for an 83-year-old resident of the city who had lost his sight. She is suspected of making personal purchases using the man's credit card, which he gave her to do his grocery shopping.
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Dayan is also accused of using the man's checks to withdraw money, which she used to pay off his credit card so he would not notice the fraudulent charges.
The man's son discovered the suspected financial exploitation and reported it to the police.
The prosecutor for the Southern District has asked that Dayan's remand be extended until the end of the legal proceedings.
