Parents spend years nurturing and caring for their children. Many parents go the extra mile to ensure their children have all the opportunities to “make it” in life. What would cause a parent who had gone that extra mile to then steal from his own daughter?

This Ohio man worked for the same company for 39 years and had no prior legal trouble. Then he got hooked on gambling. He gambled away over $25,000 of other people’s money by obtaining their credit cards and bank account information through online sales of books and pet supplies. When authorities caught up with him, his losses were over $100,000. Included in his losses was the money he stole from his own daughter. Today, this man’s daughter speaks out and shares her family’s story so that others do not have to live the same nightmare her family did.

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