{"id":32139,"date":"2018-07-09T16:06:39","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T20:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mikescigars.com\/?p=32139"},"modified":"2020-07-07T15:13:39","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T19:13:39","slug":"the-case-of-richard-overtons-stolen-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikescigars.com\/blog\/the-case-of-richard-overtons-stolen-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Case of Richard Overton’s Stolen Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"

What Happened?<\/h4>\n

Richard Overton is a living legend! He\u2019s 112-year-olds and the oldest living WWII veteran. The man smokes around 12 cigars a day and adds a bit of whiskey to his morning coffee. Yet, someone had the guts to steal his identity.<\/p>\n

At the end of June, Richard\u2019s cousin Volma noticed his bank account was empty. Apparently, the thief made 4 withdrawals from Richard\u2019s account. The money was used to buy bonds on an account that had been set-up with Richard\u2019s personal information.<\/p>\n

Richard’s Current Situation<\/h4>\n

Luckily, the account that was compromised does not hold any of the funds that was raise in a 2015 fundraiser to help Richard remain in his home. A GoFundMe page was set up to help pay Richard’s monthly $15,000 care fee.<\/p>\n

The Department of Veteran Affairs does provide Richard the option to move into an assisted-living care facility. However, he does not want to leave his Austin, Texas home because he built it himself after he returned from WWII.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, Bank of America restored the stolen funds to Richards account. The incident did not disrupt his care and it will continue uninterrupted.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, the perpetrator is caught quickly and justice is swiftly served. Taking advantage of our senior community is a despicable act, even more so when it\u2019s a veteran. Volma stated<\/a> \u201cEveryone wants to get to the bottom of this. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to be long before we know.\u201d We couldn\u2019t have said it better ourselves!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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