Cordova Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $120,000 from Grandmother
Linda Laird admitted to diverting her grandmother's Social Security benefits and bank funds while serving as co-guardian and co-conservator.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 24, 2026, 12:30 p.m. ET
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Aug 24, 2026, 12:35 p.m. ET
Cordova Woman Convicted of Stealing Over $120K from Grandmother
A federal jury has convicted Linda Laird, of Cordova, Maryland, of stealing more than $120,000 from her elderly grandmother, according to WMDT. The conviction was announced in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Prosecutors said Laird, acting as co-guardian and co-conservator, redirected her grandmother's Social Security benefits to personal bank accounts and obtained over $100,000 from the vulnerable adult's accounts. The theft totaled more than $21,000 in Social Security benefits and over $100,000 from bank accounts, WMDT reported.
Sentencing has not yet been scheduled. A conviction is not a sentence; the court will determine the penalty at a later hearing.
Aug 24, 2026, 12:30 p.m. ETFirst report
Cordova Woman Convicted of Stealing Over $120K from Grandmother
A Cordova woman has been convicted in federal court for stealing more than $120,000 from her elderly grandmother, according to wmdt.com.
Linda Laird was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The conviction stems from allegations that Laird and a co-defendant, Blizzard, used their authority as co-guardians and co-conservators to redirect the victim's Social Security benefits to their personal bank accounts. They stole more than $21,000 in Social Security benefits and obtained over $100,000 from the vulnerable adult's bank accounts, as reported by wmdt.com.
The case is ongoing, and further details have not been released.
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