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Woman’s Caregiver Charged With Forgery
LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- A dead woman's caregiver was charged with forgery after Las Cruces police said she named herself to inherit a home, car and money. Las Cruces police detectives said in the months prior to the Aug. 2 death of Mary Fix, Maria E. Hobbs created a last will and testament naming herself as the recipient of the woman’s residence, a 1965 Ford Mustang and the funds from the woman’s bank account. Hobbs worked for Adult Protective Services, a division of New Mexico’s Aging and Long Term Services Department, and took care of Fix, who was suffering from advanced dementia, police said. Detectives discovered on the day Fix died, Hobbs took a $300 check from the woman and deposited it into her own checking account. The memo on the check, apparently written by Hobbs, stated the check was for “Mary’s car title and registration.” Continue reading