Legal Opinion
United States v. Sandra L. Phipps
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 6, 1995No. 95-1283PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Sandra Phipps preyed on the old and infirm. Hired by John McEwen to provide home nursing services for his wife Barbara, Phipps assumed control of the couple’s finances when John was hospitalized. In addition to diverting $21,000 to her own account, Phipps stole $62,000 worth of the family jewelry. After both McEwens died, Phipps was hired as a home nurse by Gertrude Kemper, then 100 years old. By the time Kemper died eleven months later, Phipps had purloined more than $350,000 worth of her jewels.
Phipps sold much of the pelf but was caught when a jeweler gave…
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