Stealing money from dead resident
Seattle PI reported the arrest of Gloria Corpuz Hall who was the operator of a Federal Way home for the elderly. She is facing felony theft charges on allegations that she stole thousands of dollars from a deceased resident. Prosecutors contend Gloria Corpuz Hall stole $21,775 from the accounts of an elderly woman who had been living at Hall's adult family home, Liberty Adult Care.
According to charging documents, Hall -- a 54-year-old Federal Way resident also known as Gloria Castillo Corpuz -- began drawing money from the woman's accounts months after her death on Jan. 21. A review of the woman's bank statements, the detective continued, showed Hall had transferred money or forged checks on the woman's accounts at least 20 times.
Hall is alleged to have admitted to the thefts when confronted by police. Writing the court, the Federal Way detective said Hall complained that "she was behind on her mortgage and needed the money." Charged with only one count of first-degree theft, Hall has not been jailed in the case
