Elk Grove woman accused of embezzling from mother’s trust funds

An Elk Grove woman accused of embezzling more than $129,000 from her 85-year-old mother’s trust funds has been arrested by Rocklin police.

Christine Ann Cooper, 62, as account trustee, allegedly embezzled the funds over a nine-year period, according to a Police Department news release. She is accused of writing checks to herself from the accounts and falsifying account statements to conceal the theft.

Police said Cooper was arrested without incident Tuesday morning at her place of business in Sacramento. She was taken to the Placer County Jail in Auburn, where she was booked on suspicion of elder abuse/theft from an elder, embezzlement of more than $400 and forgery.

This story was originally published June 3, 2015 at 8:28 PM.