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Florida Woman Convicted in $350,000 Elder Scheme
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: A Lake County jury convicted Leesburg resident Kimberly Ruth Bitting after prosecutors said she used a power of attorney to drain about $350,000 from an elderly widow’s life savings. Authorities said the scheme involved checks, ATM withdrawals, and investment withdrawals over 15 to 18 months, including purchases of land in Calhoun County and funds directed to her daughter.
WHO: Kimberly Ruth Bitting; Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody? (announced by AG James Uthmeier); Leesburg Police Department; Office of Statewide Prosecution; Senior Assistant Statewide Prosecutor Taylor Chatting; Special Counsel Ana Sacco; victim (elderly widow).
WHAT: Conviction of Kimberly Ruth Bitting on felony counts including elderly exploitation and defrauding via power of attorney.
WHEN: Aug 23, 2026 at 10:22 AM ET
WHERE: Lake County, Florida
WHY: Prosecutors said Bitting abused a power of attorney to systematically exploit a grieving elderly widow and drain her life savings.
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