New Details on Realtor Accused of Stealing from Wilton Home: Reports

Editor's Note: This story was originally posted last week. Here it is again in case you missed it.

WILTON, CT — The owner of an Olmstead Hill Road home told police was searching the web when she spotted some of her own belongings being sold online, reports the Norwalk Hour. Little did she know, the realtor assigned to manage her foreclosed home was later accused by police of trying selling off over $400,000 worth of various items at an area auction site.

On Thursday, Wilton police charged 66-year-old Barbara Morris of Ridgefield with criminal attempt to commit larceny after she turned herself in at the Wilton Police Department. According to the Wilton Bulletin, the home she was tasked to oversee was full of the owner's belongings and has been involved in foreclosure proceedings.

Morris is accused of presenting furniture, jewelry, works of art and more to the Greenwich Auction House in Stamford. She worked as a real estate broker and partner at the Morris Group, a branch of William Raveis Real Estate for 38 years. The Norwalk Hour reports Morris was ranked in the top two percent of real estate agents nationwide.

The report further indicates there have been five different complaints filed against Morris for issues such as advertising problems and "negligent and incompetent work." A complaint with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection has not yet been filed and Morris is still legally licensed to operate until May 2018.

Wilton Police Capt. Robert Cipolla said Morris made statements to the auction house indicating that she knew what she did was wrong, according to the Wilton Bulletin.

Read More from the Norwalk Hour and the Wilton Bulletin.

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