POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A local history teacher accessed her grandmother’s bank account and stole more than $66,000, leaving the victim penniless before her death, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said 40-year-old Laura Pollard Ramos, who teaches at Dundee Ridge Middle Academy, was given power of attorney over her grandmother in 2013 due to her declining health.
There was also a second signer on the victim’s account, who died in September 2018. [TRENDING: 3 children, 2 adults killed in ‘horrific’ crash | Motorcyclist killed in crash -- with bear | $1,400 payments by this weekend?] Prior to the power of attorney being granted, the 83-year-old victim spent about $550 per month on housing-related bills and another $200 to