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by: KingwoodDotCom Active Indicator LED Icon 18 Site Admin  OP 
~ 7 years ago   May 23, '16 12:46pm  
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office today announced the sentencing of Celia Castillo to 20 years in prison after a Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) investigation uncovered an annuity scam in which she bilked almost a dozen elderly clients out of more than $3 million.TDI investigators built their case against Castillo after getting complaints about the legitimacy of the investment products Castillo was selling. Case records revealed Castillo created a bank account where she diverted the investments of clients, who believed they were purchasing annuities. Annuities are a type of insurance product where the buyer receives regular annual payments for life. But in this case the annuities were never actually purchased. The money instead went directly into the account Castillo created for herself.TDI investigator Geneva Titus said the crime was especially insidious because Castillo preyed on older clients who had no nearby relatives. Her victims were all over the age of 70, and two were more than 90 years old.“She would really become part of their lives, carefully building relationships with each of these folks,” Titus said. “She would visit with them, give them rides, have dinner with them, all with the goal of gaining their trust and eventually stealing their life savings.”TDI investigators, who are certified peace officers working within the agency, coordinated with Special Assistant District Attorney Jesse McClure on the case. Once indicted and faced with the possibility of a trial, Castillo agreed to accept a 20-year prison term and will begin serving the sentence this month.You can help fight insurance fraud. Report suspected cases to TDI by calling the Consumer Help Line at 1-800-252-3439. 4951
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AuthorMan Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 7 years ago   May 23, '16 1:33pm  
Needs hard labor added! 4951
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beastmode Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 7 years ago   May 23, '16 1:40pm  
I'm fine with lethal injection. 4951
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Champagnechola Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 7 years ago   May 23, '16 3:22pm  
She looks extremely familiar! 4951
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soxs mom Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 7 years ago   May 23, '16 3:41pm  
Makes me sick!   No pity..throw the book at her! 4951
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justanirishgirl Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 7 years ago   May 23, '16 4:56pm  
people that prey on the innocents (old people, children, animals) have a special place in hell just for them. 4951
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Weathergirl5 Active Indicator LED Icon 8 Forum Moderator
~ 7 years ago   May 23, '16 5:06pm  
people that prey on the innocents (old people, children, animals) have a special place in hell just for them.
 
@justanirishgirl: Totally agree.  Glad she was caught.  
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dotti573 Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 7 years ago   May 23, '16 7:26pm  
She doesn't look familiar to me but that is disgusting to treat the elderly like that.  She needs to rot in jail for that. 4951
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Champagnechola Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 7 years ago   May 24, '16 9:15am  
The eyes are the window to your soul and it looks like she doesn't have one. I though she looked familiar, so I sent a pic of her to my coworker. We had her mixed up with someone that is also bat crap crazy. 4951
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choclab Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 7 years ago   May 24, '16 9:44am  
I prefer public stoning in Town Center to lethal injection. 4951
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cin_sph66 Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 7 years ago   May 24, '16 1:54pm  
"Castillo agreed to accept a 20-year prison term " Since when do criminals get to AGREE to anything?SMH 4951
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landers Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 7 years ago   May 26, '16 7:39am  
One of the worst kind of criminals - a liar and a cheat. 4951
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thegoodwife Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 7 years ago   May 26, '16 9:23am  
"Castillo agreed to accept a 20-year prison term " Since when do criminals get to AGREE to anything?SMH
 
@cin_sph66: When they are given a deal! No trial.... saves everyone money.
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~ 7 years ago   May 26, '16 9:34am  
The lure of cash is a strong one! I hope her victims receive some kind of compensation. And she should have to meet with everyone of them and apologize to their faces. It would be good if she was actually sorry instead of just being sorry she was caught. 4951
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dotti573 Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 7 years ago   May 26, '16 12:05pm  
The lure of cash is a strong one! I hope her victims receive some kind of compensation. And she should have to meet with everyone of them and apologize to their faces. It would be good if she was actually sorry instead of just being sorry she was caught.
 
@villaindave: I agree with you on the sorry part.  Criminals are not sorry when they are in court crying and apologizing.  They are trying to get sympathy so they can get a lighter sentence and go right back out and do it again.  If I was a victim of hers I would not even want to see her.  Her sorry would mean nothing.  As you said, she is only sorry she got caught.
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