Woman arrested in alleged scheme to steal $63,000 from 75-year-old Camp fire survivor
A woman suspected of embezzling more than $63,000 in insurance money from a 75-year-old Californian whose home burned in last year’s deadly Camp fire was arrested this week, authorities said.Butte County sheriff’s officials say Brenda Rose Asbury, 29, turned herself in to deputies on Tuesday in Oroville. The, which swept through Butte County one year ago, killed 85 people and destroyed 14,000 homes.
Detectives began investigating the case on July 30 and two months later secured an arrest warrant for Asbury, who was living in Tulsa, Okla., officials said. The alleged victim of the scheme was not identified.Investigators tried to find Asbury with the help of police in Oklahoma, but were unsuccessful. However, on Tuesday, she showed up at the Butte County Sheriff’s Office on the advice of her attorney and was taken into custody on suspicion of elder abuse, embezzlement and grand theft.
It is not clear how detectives linked Asbury to the alleged embezzlement or whether she had any relationship with the homeowner. Public records show Asbury previously lived in Magalia in Butte County and was licensed as a private security officer in Lake County from 2012 to 2014.
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