Abuse of Power of Attorney Alleged

The following is from Laura Italiano & Hasani Gittens, Doc BilksS Ma, 92, OF 832G: DA:

Dr. Robin Motz, who works at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, was indicted [on January 23, 2008] on charges that he scammed his 92-year-old mother out of nearly $1 million dollars - leaving her virtually penniless and on the brink of eviction from her Upper West Side co-op.

Motz, 64, who used power-of-attorney over his ailing mother's accounts to bilk her out of $832,453, is also being investigated to see if he used his knowledge of and access to prescription drugs to speed her demise, a high-level law-enforcement source said.

In 2003, Motz took control of his mother's finances because she was ailing physically - but not mentally - prosecutors said inside Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday.