VIDEO: Minnesota Man Drained $1.6 Million from 85-Year-Old Dementia Patient’s Bank Account

An elderly Minnesota man with dementia was scammed out of $1.6 million and the neighbor who targeted him is set to spend four years in prison.

Forty-one-year-old Joseph Robinson was a former neighbor of 85-year-old Edward Solstad whom KARE 11 reported Tuesday was in the early stages of dementia.

The story unfolded when Robinson told Solstad he would renovate his home in Minneapolis. However, it appeared that Robinson took control of nearly every aspect of the elderly man’s life with Solstad writing him checks and allowing the younger man to take him to doctor’s appointments.

An image shows the sentenced scammer:

Solstad also legally adopted him, gave him power of attorney, and signed over his home. Meanwhile, the dementia patient’s sister, Mary Solstad, said their family relationship also took a significant turn.

“Edward referred to me as his evil sister. And that just hurt so much