John Sinclair stole the money from a dementia sufferer after being named her power of attorney.
An Aberdeen lawyer who embezzled £120,000 from a dementia sufferer in her 90s has been jailed for two years.
John Sinclair, 69, stole the money from the woman, who was living in a nursing home, after being named her power of attorney in 2014.Sinclair was jailed after being found guilty of embezzlement and attempting to defeat the ends of justice. Aberdeen Sheriff Court had heard how staff at James and George Collie Solicitors in Aberdeen became suspicious after a cashier detected an unfamiliar account linked to the woman's finances.The court heard that he also provided officials at the Law Society with a note written by himself saying he had authority to borrow money from her accounts.
"John Sinclair carried out a calculated and heartless deception on someone who was mentally incapacitated. "This conviction shows that prosecutors will seek to secure convictions without fear or favour to expose criminality by those who work in the justice system."
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