Overview
- Galicia’s high court affirmed an Ourense ruling against two ex‑HidroKing workers who exploited a 92‑year‑old living alone to take more than €33,000 from her bank accounts.
- The pair cultivated trust after a 2019 installation visit, posed as caring companions and accompanied the victim to branches in Ourense, Maside and Xinzo de Limia for cash withdrawals.
- The principal offender obtained the victim’s debit card and PIN, making 23 ATM withdrawals totaling €13,200 and appropriating €22,200 overall; the co‑defendant took €7,200.
- Sentences stand at 18 months’ prison for the principal—accepted with repayment obligations—and 12 months for the co‑defendant, who had paid €3,500 toward damages; judges rejected claims the money was voluntary ‘tips.’
- In a separate case, the Ourense court sentenced a woman to two years for misappropriating €30,659.65 from a friend under a bank power of attorney, after withdrawing €54,000 between 2019 and 2021, and that conviction can be appealed to the TSXG.