"Frances had only just arrived at work when she received a phone call that turned her life upside down. Police officers had arrested her solicitor husband Andrew over allegations he was defrauding clients - and were searching the family home the couple shared with their two children. Andrew's office, in a leafy village to the south of Manchester, also resembled a scene from a TV drama - cloaked in yellow crime tape, staff in shock and records being boxed up."
"His legal practice held power of attorney for many elderly people with dementia. But the police discovered that hundreds of thousands of pounds of Andrew's clients' money were missing. Officers later found he had spent the funds on adult webcam sites, sex workers and antiques. A resulting court case would hear Andrew's impulsive behaviour was caused by medication he was being prescribed for Parkinson's disease. He stole from 13 of his clients. All, except two, were aged over 80, and some were unwell."
Frances's husband Andrew, a solicitor, stole hundreds of thousands of pounds from vulnerable clients while holding power of attorney, spending money on adult webcam sites, sex workers and antiques. He stole from 13 clients, most over 80, leaving some estates unable to pay basic costs and one client dying with insufficient funds for a funeral. A court heard Andrew's impulsive behaviour was linked to medication prescribed for Parkinson's disease. Families across the country report similar new sexual urges, compulsive shopping and gambling after taking dopamine agonist drugs. These behaviours have cost people tens or hundreds of thousands of pounds and caused severe family distress.
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