BROOKSVILLE — A Sumter County woman has been arrested and accused of stealing more than $500,000 from her in-laws to support a gambling habit that saw her spend more than $14 million at a Tampa casino over two years.
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office gave this account: The family of a Brooksville couple knew something was wrong when a check written to a dentist on the couple’s account bounced.
Family members knew the couple — Laverne Robert Dennison, 88, and Janet A. Dennison, 73, who has advanced-stage dementia — had sufficient funds to cover the check.
They checked with the bank and learned that the Dennisons’ assets — including savings and checking accounts, CDs, annuities, life insurance and retirement funds — had been depleted. The family then reported the incident to law enforcement.
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