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>> MY AUNTIE IS OLD SCHOOL. SHE SEES A UNIFORM, BLOOM, TRUST ANYBODY WITH A UNIFORM. EMILY: TALKING TO US FROM SEATTLE, HE SAYS HIS AUNT TRUSTED THE TWO SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPUTIES WHO CHECKED ON HER IN 2018. >> THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED TO HER. SHE TRUSTED THEM BECAUSE OF THE UNIFORM. EMILY: THEY ARE SUING THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND FORMER DEPUTIES. ACCORDING TO THE CIVIL LAWSUIT, IN EARLY 20 18, THE DEPUTIES HAD GONE TO HER HOUSE FOR A WELFARE CHECK. ATTORNEYS SAY THE DEPUTY WENT TOO FAR. >> PHYSICALLY REMOVES HER FROM HER HOME, MOVES HER INTO HER OWN RESIDENCE. EMILY: THE ATTORNEY SAYS THE DEPUTY OBTAINED POWER OF ATTORNEY TO CONTROL THE WOMAN’S BANK ACCOUNTS AND GOT READY TO SELL HER HOUSE. >> GOT SICK, THROWS AWAY PROBABLY THE MAJORITY OF HER POSSESSIONS, MAKES THE HOUSE UNLIVABLE. YES, LISTS THE HOUSE FOR SALE. EMILY: THE DEPUTIES TOOK HER TO THE AIRPORT, POKING HER A ONE-WAY FLIGHT TO THE PHILIPPINES. >> THEY WERE ABLE TO UPDATE HER PASSPORT AND PUT HER ON A ONE-WAY TICKET TO THE PHILIPPINES. EMILY: NEIGHBORS CALLED INVESTIGATORS WHO FOUND HER IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH EXTENDED FAMILY AND BROUGHT HER BACK TO THE U.S.. WHEN WE SPOKE WITH THE FORMER DEPUTY IN 2018, SHE DENIED ANY WRONGDOING. >> I TOOK THE STEPS AND PRECAUTIONS AND I DID NOT TAKE IT LIKELY IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF HER. SHE WANTED TO GO SOMEWHERE AND I TOOK ANYWAY I COULD TO ALLOW HER TO DO WHAT SHE WANTED TO DO. EMILY: NOW DE LA CRUZ HAS BEEN TAKING CARE OF HIS AUNT EVER SINCE. >> I DON’T LIKE TO HAVE OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT DOING THIS KIND OF STUFF FOR PEOPLE. IT IS SICKENING. BEING LAW ENFORCEMENT TOO, ONE BAD APPLE WILL SPOIL THE WHOLE BUNCH. BRIAN: AT THIS -- EMILY: THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FILED ANY CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST EITHER DEPUTY.

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A new lawsuit claims two former Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies took advantage of an elderly woman with dementia.The civil lawsuit filed in Sacramento County Superior Court claims the former deputies used their roles with the sheriff’s office to gain the trust of then-75-year-old Rosalie Achiu.“My auntie is old-school,” said Nilo Dela Cruz, Achiu’s nephew. “She sees uniform and boom, trusts anybody in uniform.”Dela Cruz spoke with KCRA 3 from his home in Seattle. He said his aunt trusted the two deputies who checked on her in 2018.“That’s what happened to her,” he said. “She trusted because of the uniform.”Dela Cruz, on behalf of his aunt, is suing the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office and former deputies Stephanie Angel and Joseph Martin. According to the lawsuit, in early 2018, the deputies conducted a welfare check at Achiu’s house. Attorneys for Achiu and her family said Angel went too far.“She actually physically removes Ms. Achiu from her home and moves her into her own residence,” said Heath Langle, an attorney representing the family.Langle said Angel obtained power of attorney, took control of Achiu’s bank account and got ready to sell her house.“Throws away probably the majority of her possession, makes the house unlivable and lists the house for sale,” Langle said.The deputies then took Achiu to the airport and booked her a one-way ticket to the Philippines. Concerned neighbors called investigators.With the help of U.S. Marshals, Achiu was found in the Philippines with extended family and brought back to the U.S.When KCRA 3 spoke with former deputy Angel in 2018, she denied any wrongdoing.“I took the steps and precautions and I didn’t take it lightly in order to take care of her,” Angel said in 2018. “She wanted to go somewhere and I took any way I could to allow her to do what she wanted to do.”Dela Cruz, who is also a police officer, has taken over the conservatorship of his aunt.“I just don’t like to have other law enforcement doing this kind of stuff to people,” he said. “It’s sickening. Being in law enforcement, too, one bad apple ruins the whole bunch.”Neither deputy has ever faced criminal charges in connection to the case.A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said both deputies were terminated in November 2018.