MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – A Michigan woman is facing murder and embezzlement charges after she allegedly obtained power of attorney over a Macomb Township man and then told the hospital to take him off life support.
Linda Polk, 52, of Clinton Township, was charged with first-degree premeditated murder, two counts of forgery of a document affecting real property, embezzlement from a vulnerable adult- $1,000 or more but less than $20,000, two counts of identity theft and two counts of financial transaction device illegal sale/use.
Polk allegedly started providing in-home care for the 78-year-old Macomb Township man’s wife in the spring of 2021, according to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office.
Early in 2024, the man’s health allegedly began to decline as well, and in October 2024, he was taken to the hospital and put on life support.
Polk is accused of fraudulently obtaining power of attorney over the man, and then she allegedly told the hospital to pull him off life support. After that, the man died on Oct. 19, 2024, the sheriff’s office said.
The woman allegedly didn’t notify the victim’s family that he had died, and used her position as power of attorney to have him cremated.
She then authored a quit-claim deed on the man’s house and embezzled a large sum of money from him. Polk also opened and used credit cards in his name.
Polk was given a $1 million cash/surety bond. If she is released, she must wear a tether and turn over her passport.
The sheriff’s office says that the Clinton Township Police Department is investigating Polk on fraud charges.