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Man stole $42,000 from Westmoreland County nursing home patient, police say

EAST VANDERGRIFT, PA — An East Vandergrift man is accused of stealing nearly $43,000 from a man who gave him access to his bank and credit card accounts when he went into a nursing home.

John William Ebner, 33, of McKinley Avenue, was charged by Vandergrift police with theft, receiving stolen property, access device fraud and theft by deception — all felonies.

Ebner is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison after failing to post a $50,000 cash bond, our news partners at the Tribune Review reported.

He faces a preliminary hearing on the charges before District Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec on Jan. 4.

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