EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (KMOX) - A Collinsville woman is going to prison for stealing thousands of dollars from her own grandmother.
Kara Gray, 39, lived with her 81-year-old grandma for more than a decade and police say she stole more than $10,000 from her. Gray plead guilty to a Class-1 felony count of Unlawful Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person.
She was sentenced this week to four years behind bars.
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons praised the sentence.
“This case stands as an example of the terrible financial abuses suffered by vulnerable citizens every day," Gibbons says. "This prison sentence should serve as a warning to anyone who might think about taking advantage of a senior citizen: If you exploit someone, you will be held accountable.”