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Report: Nebraska PA announcer charged with stealing from elderly women
Nebraska football fans may not be too familiar with the name Patrick Combs but they certainly know his voice.
Combs has been the public address announcer for the Huskers for more than a decade but according to the Lincoln Journal Star, police have accused him of conning two elderly women out of more than $350,000:
Combs, the stadium's public-address announcer for Husker football since 2002, allegedly used his power of attorney status with two Lincoln women, ages 88 and 92, to bilk them out of more than $363,000, Lincoln Police Investigator Cindy Koenig-Warnke said in court documents.
The bulk of the money came from the accounts of Beverly J. Mosher, an 88-year-old widow and longtime University of Nebraska-Lincoln employee who had dementia, the investigator wrote in an affidavit. Combs was a friend of hers.
Court documents also allege that Combs gave gifts of $150,000 and $100,000 to family friends after having Mosher’s power of attorney amended to allow him to do so.
Combs reportedly faces five felony charges, including theft over $1,500 and adult abuse.
Nebraska released a statement on Thursday:
“Mr. Combs’ annual letter of agreement with the University of Nebraska Athletics Department expired on August 1. Under the circumstances, we will not consider renewing the agreement until all legal issues are resolved.“
If convicted, he reportedly faces up to 70 years in prison.
(h/t Lincoln Journal Star)
