# 2016 story where grandson swindles grandparents out of their home. Were there any updates on this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 21, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-story-where-grandson-swindles-grandparents-out-of-their-home-were-there-any-updates-on-this/787173 "2017-05-21T20:50:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-story-where-grandson-swindles-grandparents-out-of-their-home-were-there-any-updates-on-this/787173/1 "2017-05-21T20:50:59Z")
Ran into this very sad story [Elderly couple scammed out of their home by greedy grandson](http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/181131175-story) and here [Couple scammed out of home by grandson will move into mobile home](http://fox43.com/2016/09/22/couple-scammed-out-of-home-by-grandson-will-move-into-mobile-home/) A picture of the dirtbag is in the slideshow here -[Elderly couple scammed from home by grandson gets 60 more days to vacate](http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/182065944-story) Were there ever any updates to this story beyond the old couples move to the mobile home? Is the dirtbag grandson Chadd Moore being brought to justice? > [@](#): > > Helen and Hank Kawecki are being evicted from their home of 56-years in Thousand Oaks. Losing the house is incredibly painful for this couple in their 80’s. But it’s how they lost the house that hurts the most. > > They say they were scammed by their own grandson. Helen Kawecki says, “People in the neighborhood told me all about it, but I still couldn’t believe it. Not from him, I couldn’t.” > > Doug Emerson is one of the neighbors who broke the news to the elderly couple. He noticed that when Hank and Helen were out on Sundays with their grandson, realtors were showing the house to potential buyers. Emerson did some digging and discovered the grandson the couple loved dearly was selling the house without their knowledge. > > Helen says, “I asked him outright, is my house for sale. He said, “no, no, don’t worry about it.” But it was for sale.” Not only was the house for sale, all the equity was gone. > > Emerson says, “He took out a loan of $360,000 then he took out another loan for $65,000. Then, he went to another mortgage broker, packaged those and took out another loan for $47,400 and he didn’t make any payments on that. That started the foreclosure going." > > When the couple confronted the grandson, they say he left and never came back. Hank Kawecki says he feels lost. He says, “I’m hoping something will happen that we can get it back. I don’t know how, but you never know. Maybe the man upstairs will help us out.” ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-story-where-grandson-swindles-grandparents-out-of-their-home-were-there-any-updates-on-this/787173/2 "2017-05-21T21:02:27Z")
They signed over the deed to the grandson. It was legally his to sell. It’s a disturbing story. I don’t think there’s much authorities can do. Unless some deception was used to get his elderly relatives to sign the house over to him. Maybe they could get him on undeclared income for taxes? That’s how they got Al Capone. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-story-where-grandson-swindles-grandparents-out-of-their-home-were-there-any-updates-on-this/787173/3 "2017-05-21T23:19:05Z")
I hope the internet shaming has ruined his life. ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-story-where-grandson-swindles-grandparents-out-of-their-home-were-there-any-updates-on-this/787173/4 "2017-05-22T00:19:25Z")
Some updates in this [Go Fund me page](https://www.gofundme.com/27m9zvn3) set up on the couple’s behalf. > [@](#): > > Local law enforcement and the District Attorney are investigating the case and the grandson will very possibly end up in prison on charges of fraud and elder abuse. They have a civil suit against the grandson and all of the lenders… I hope this goes well for them. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-story-where-grandson-swindles-grandparents-out-of-their-home-were-there-any-updates-on-this/787173/5 "2017-05-22T00:49:30Z")
Never trust a Chad. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-story-where-grandson-swindles-grandparents-out-of-their-home-were-there-any-updates-on-this/787173/6 "2017-05-22T11:44:04Z")
> [@](#): > > Maybe the man upstairs will help us out. On a first, quick read of the article, I thought there was a tenant renting the second floor. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-story-where-grandson-swindles-grandparents-out-of-their-home-were-there-any-updates-on-this/787173/7 "2017-05-22T11:53:52Z")
No more Werther’s Originals for Chad. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-story-where-grandson-swindles-grandparents-out-of-their-home-were-there-any-updates-on-this/787173/8 "2017-05-22T11:57:38Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > I hope the internet shaming has ruined his life. any guy who incessantly takes pics of himself shirtless is not likely to be affected by shame.