When Blanche Purvin's husband died in 1994, he left his widow more than $1 million.
Then in April, the 80-year-old East Meadow woman's checks bounced. She discovered that her son, Martin Purvin, 54, who had been entrusted to manage her finances, had systematically taken $1.6 million from her investment accounts without her knowledge or permission, the Nassau district attorney's office said Friday.
Purvin, a disbarred lawyer from Jericho [NY], was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of first-degree grand larceny and one count of third-degree grand larceny, both felony crimes. He could receive up to 25 years in prison.
Apparently, years earlier Purvin stole from his brother as well. NY Newsday reports it here.