112-year-old Austin resident, our oldest living veteran, robbed of savings, identity
According to Volma, whoever accessed the money used it to buy savings bonds with Treasury Direct, and has been doing so for a few months.
“This is going to be a setback for Richard,” Volma said. “It was a significant amount of money.”
Thankfully, the bank account was not connected to Overton’s GoFundMe page, which finances his 24/7 in-home care. Since its inception in December 2016, the page has raised more than $320,000, though a large portion of that money has already been spent.
