Bank returns WWII veteran Richard Overton's funds after theft, cousin says

Authored by kvue.com and submitted by Sariel007
image for Bank returns WWII veteran Richard Overton's funds after theft, cousin says

AUSTIN -- The world's oldest living WWII veteran has had his funds returned after his cousin said his bank account was compromised.

Volma Overton, the cousin of 112-year-old Richard Overton, said Bank of America returned the funds and fully restored Richard's bank account. According to Volma, the bank and the Austin Police Department are both investigating.

“I do believe we will hear from the government soon to find out who did it," said Volma.

He said Bank of America notified him around 3:30 p.m. via phone that the funds were returned.

Thieves compromise bank account of Richard Overton, Austinite and America’s oldest living vet

Protecting the elderly from scams, identity theft

Austinite and World War II veteran celebrates 112th birthday

Volma reported that he noticed on June 27 that there were four debits from Richard's bank account. Volma said he thought a company that buys savings bonds was behind it. He did not report how much was in the account, or how much was taken, but Volma said it was a very large amount.

spsprd on July 5th, 2018 at 00:16 UTC »

I was thinking about this today as it happened in my home town, and I felt glad that BofA did the right thing. I don't care why.

SeanyDay on July 5th, 2018 at 00:00 UTC »

Ayyy that's some good news!

Sariel007 on July 4th, 2018 at 23:38 UTC »

Sorry about the wonky capitalization :(