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Clown Accused Of Stealing From Elderly Widow
POSTED: 8:58 am MST May 6,
2008
UPDATED: 11:51 am MST May 6,
2008
PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- A professional clown is accused of stealing $500,000 from an elderly widow.Prescott police said Carrie Williams-Thompson, aka Kooki the Clown, 48, befriended the older woman after her husband died.Williams-Thompson obtained power of attorney and used the widow's money to purchase homes, vehicles and a trailer, among other items, police said.Williams-Thompson was arrested in Corona, Calif., and will be extradited to Arizona to face felony charges of fraud, theft, financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult, forgery and unlawful use of power of attorney.Anyone with additional information about the case is asked to call Prescott police at 928-778-1444.ELSEWHERE ON KPHO.COM: A Valley mother shopping at a Wal-Mart in Tempe confronted a suspected child predator talking her 8-year-old daughter and two nieces. CLICK HERE for details. MORE SLIDESHOWS: From the bizarre to the tragic to late-breaking news, visit the KPHO.com slideshow section and click away! CLICK HERE for images.
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