Woman allegedly transferred $26K from bank account of her elderly father who has dementia
GILLETTE (WNE) — A Gillette woman accused of transferring more than $26,000 from her elderly father’s bank account to her and her husband’s accounts told investigators she only took the money because she believed her sister was doing the same thing and because she believed she deserved something for taking care of her father.
On Nov. 24, Circuit Judge Greg Steward found probable cause to suspect Sabrina Montgomery, 54, of two counts of exploitation of a vulnerable adult and two counts of felony theft.
Montgomery also is accused of using some of the money she made from selling her father’s car to pay off her own car.
Montgomery’s father is an 81-year-old man with dementia living in the VA in Sheridan. Montgomery, one of his daughters, visited him in January along with a friend who was a notary. She had him sign over power of attorney to her. Before this, her sister had power of attorney.
Starting on Jan. 27, transfers were regularly made from her father’s account to her and her husband’s accounts. From Jan. 27 to Oct. 17, $26,579 was transferred out of the elderly man’s account.
On Feb. 7, First National Bank contacted DFS about possible elder abuse reported by Montgomery. She came into the bank and asked for access to her father and her sister’s shared bank account. She accused her sister of spending their father’s money instead of taking care of his bills. Bank staff checked the account’s activity and didn’t see anything suspicious, according to court documents.
The bank called the man, but due to his mental state he was unable to understand the questions. The VA in Sheridan told DFS that the man was likely mentally unfit to be signing a power of attorney form in January.
On Oct. 22, Montgomery met with investigators and told them that she believed her sister was stealing from their father, which is why she reported her sister to DFS. Montgomery claimed her sister was doing “questionable things” with their father’s accounts and personal items.
This story was published on Dec. 2, 2025.