By Joe Dolinsky

jdolinsky@timesleader.com

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WILKES-BARRE — A Luzerne woman pleaded guilty Monday to charges she stole over a quarter of a million dollars while providing care to an elderly Dallas woman.

Sharon Mae Jacobosky, 72, of 182 Carverton St., entered the plea in Luzerne County Court before Judge Joseph Sklarosky Jr.

Police said she allegedly stole the funds while acting as the 98-year-old woman’s caregiver between 2009 and 2011.

According to an affidavit:

Jacobosky, hired in 2009, was the caregiver and had power of attorney for Clemetine Moseman, 98, of 41 Machell Ave., Dallas. After several thousand dollars were found missing in 2011, Jacobosky was replaced as power of attorney by Evelyn Hannon, who reported the theft to Dallas police on Dec. 9, 2011.

An audit was performed by the Institute of Protective Services at Temple University on the bank accounts of Moseman and her disabled daughter, Pamela Wehrenberg, which analyzed transactions at several area banks.

The audit showed that Jacobosky received and used approximately $258,538 of Moseman’s funds between 2009 and 2011.

A review of checks written during that time period showed nearly all were made out to cash and endorsed by Moseman with a secondary endorsement by Jacobosky. Some are endorsed by Jacobosky only and others were endorsed by Moseman only, but deposited into Jacobosky’s accounts.

Jacobosky is scheduled to be sentenced on April 26.

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