Suffolk Woman Stole Elderly Parents' $440K, Gambled At Jake's 58: DA

ISLANDIA, NY — A Farmingville woman was accused of stealing $440K from her vulnerable, elderly parents and gambling with it at Jake's 58 Casino Hotel in Islandia, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said Wednesday.

Elizabeth M. Motti, 55, of Farmingville, stole the money over a 1-and-a-half-year period and gambled with it, Tierney said. She was indicted on a second-degree grand larceny charge.

"Our elder community is at increased risk for fraud and theft," Tierney said in a news release. "We want to place those who choose to exploit our vulnerable populations on notice that if you are caught, you will be held accountable."

Between April 2017 and November 2018, Motti stole a total of $440,063 from her parents’ bank accounts by using debit cards to make withdrawals in the amount of $355,046 at ATM machines at Jake’s 58 Casino and by making cash withdrawals from their accounts in the amount of $85,017, investigators said.

Motti’s parents had moved in with her after her mother had surgery so Motti could be her caretaker, officials said.

Motti was ordered to be released on her own recognizance. Under current New York state law, the offense for which Motti was indicted is considered non-bail eligible, meaning prosecutors cannot ask for bail, the DA's Office wrote. Motti is being represented by the Legal Aid Society of Suffolk
County. Her next court date is slated for April 18.