Retired IRS agent imprisoned for bilking elderly California woman of life savings

SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — An 81-year-old retired IRS agent from Southern California was sentenced to 12 years in state prison Friday for conning an elderly woman in Sonoma County out of her entire life savings during a seven-year period.

The perpetrator, 81-year-old Elana Cohen-Roth of Marina Del Rey, was found guilty of 23 felony offenses related to the scam, Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez’s office announced in a press release.

“The victim’s years of...