Woman arraigned in bilking of 92-year-old man
By Globe Staff
A 39-year-old Jamaica Plain woman was arraigned today on charges that she tried to bilk a 92-year-old man out of $330,000 as he lay in a hospital bed.
 Tammy Lewis |
Tammy Lewis, who faces seven counts of larceny over $250, was ordered held on $200,000 cash bail after her arraignment before West Roxbury Court Judge Mary Ann Driscoll, the Suffolk district attorney's office said. She is slated for another hearing on Dec. 19.
Lewis allegedly conspired with her boyfriend, Rodolfo Bonilla, 44. He was arraigned earlier in the week, also on seven counts of larceny over $250, and was ordered held on $100,000 cash bail.
According to prosecutors and police reports, Bonilla allegedly worked with Lewis to get a mentally incompetent Michael Kostecki to sign a power of attorney designation in June and to then drain the elderly man's account at Citizens Bank.
Lewis was already being held on $100,000 bail for a separate scam, the district attorney's office said.
Lewis's attorney, Thomas Karp, couldn't be reached for comment Friday night.
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I am a home health aide. I work for an agency. I see that people like her are the reason I get worried that if a person in the family is stealing, I could be the one blamed. Should I get insurance to protect me .i feel I could have a problem, with some who are looking to cash out on a person like me . I own a home and this could be a factor too, I go to help my clients and my wages are not great to do so . In this economy this is the only job around. I know my agency takes advantages for themselves . I am the caregiver to these needy people on a daily basisand they do look forward to my care.This woman is a blackeye to our work force.