A woman will head to trial on charges she gambled away her stepson’s inheritance money.
Eleanor Leistrum, 48, of Bristol Township’s Levittown section, will face trial in Doylestown on charges of forgery, access device fraud and theft by unlawful taking. The charges were forwarded following a preliminary court hearing in Bensalem this week, court records show.
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Leistrum is accused of gambling away more than $100,000 of her stepson’s $150,000 inheritance. The rest of the money was spent of bills and other expenses, Bensalem Patch reports.
The stepson was to receive money after his father died several years back. 6abc.com reports the young man was unaware the inheritance.
