Sad news: Austin’s own Richard Overton was victimized last week:
Richard Overton just turned 112 years old in May, making him America’s oldest living veteran and the oldest living man in the country, period. He’s a whiskey-drinking, cigar-smoking national treasure who still lives in the same modest home he built in Austin, Texas after serving in the Army during World War II. Unfortunately, some morally depraved dirtbags decided to rob him, cleaning out his bank account.
According to CBS Austin, Overton’s family told reporters that the thieves got access to his Social Security Number and bank account information, which they used to purchase savings bonds, eventually nearly emptying out the account.
Spectrum News Austin spoke to Overton’s cousin Volma Overton, Jr., who said that on Wednesday he went to the bank to deposit a check for Overton, and then noticed the discrepancy when he checked the account balance and a significant amount of money was missing. The bonds were purchased from a company called Treasury Direct in four separate payments over the past few months.
Fortunately there’s a GoFundMe page for Overton to help with his in-home health care expenses. I threw in a few bucks, and you can do the same.
And here’s hoping police catch the lowlife scumbags who ripped him off.
Tags: Austin, Crime, Richard Overton, Sarah Rumpf, Texas