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Lawyer Gets 8 Years After Being Found Guilty Of Fleecing His 89-Year Old Step-Grandmother Out Of $1.3 Million In Trust Funds; Victim Dies 10 Days After Jury Verdict

By r morris

In Golden, Colorado, The Denver Post reports:

• A Lakewood lawyer who stole $1.3 million from his 89-year-old step-grandmother was sentenced to eight years in prison last week.

  Glenn Gregory, 55, was the trustee for the Martha Violet Villano Trust Fund, bleeding the account down to $24 between 2006 and 2015, according to the district attorney?s office for Jefferson and Gilpin counties.

  Gregory was found guilty of 13 theft-related counts in June. He was sentenced concurrently on all counts. Villano was deposed prior to trial due to health concerns so provided a testimony over video. She died 10 days after the jury returned the verdict.

  District Attorney Pete Weir noted in a statement that the lawyer was eligible for decades in prison.

  ?This defendant deserved a very lengthy prison sentence,? Weir said. ?Not only was Gregory the victim?s grandson, he also is a lawyer who violated the basic tenets of the profession. We believe that this is the highest value theft from an at-risk elder in Colorado. A strong message needs to be sent to those who take advantage of this vulnerable population.?

Full post as published by The Home Equity Theft Reporter on August 27, 2017 (boomark / email).