The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) announced Heather Robinson, 43, of Laona, Wis., has been charged with one count of theft – business setting (>$10,000 – $100,000), crime against an elder or disabled person, for allegedly stealing more than $95,000 from her elderly father. According to the criminal complaint, Ms. Robinson was appointed the guardian of her father, who lives in a private long-term care nursing facility for elderly individuals in Forest County. In her role as guardian, Ms. Robinson was responsible for making her father’s rental payments to the facility from his account. The rent began going past due as Ms. Robinson attempted to pay it with checks from her father’s account, which had insufficient funds. As stated in the criminal complaint, an investigation uncovered Ms. Robinson stole $95,446.02 from her father’s bank account between September 20th, 2023, and October 8th, 2024. According to the criminal complaint, $67,102.15 of the total amount was used for online gambling.
