Orlando Commissioner Regina Hill arrested after elderly exploitation, fraud investigation

Orlando Commissioner Regina Hill has been arrested following an elderly exploitation and fraud investigation, officials announced Thursday.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement Special Agent in Charge John Vecchio will hold a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss Hill’s arrest.

Hill is accused of exploiting a 96-year-old woman, taking more than $100,000 from her.

Court documents uncovered by News 6 show that FDLE was investigating whether Hill established a power of attorney over the woman and secured a mortgage for a home in the Lake Mann Estates area of Orlando, without the woman’s knowledge.

Investigators believe Hill’s son and his girlfriend live in the home, while Hill resides in a home in the Washington Shores neighborhood that once belonged to the elderly woman’s parents — and was not paying rent.

According to the documents, Hill also allegedly used more than $100,000 of the woman’s cash and credit cards to buy perfume, clothing, IV vitamins, a facelift, a trip to Miami, dental surgery and car insurance.

The FDLE documents show the agency received a tip last year from a former aide of Hill’s who had been fired from their job. An FDLE spokesperson says they are still investigating the claims and will not comment on the case.

The documents were part of a petition filed by the woman’s attorneys to keep Hill away from the woman’s finances and properties.

A judge issued a temporary injunction last week.

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