Nonagenarian Steals $200K

(River Falls, Alabama) The local mayor, Mary Ella Hixon, 91, has been convicted of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the small Alabama town where she served as mayor for three decades.

Hixon distributed $201,000 to her family and friends.

The town of roughly 500 residents just north of the Florida panhandle has nearly been bankrupted by the thefts, said Covington County District Attorney Walt Merrell.

Hixon has been placed on five years’ probation after a judge suspended a sentence of 10 years in prison because of her age.

“Had it not been a 91-year-old woman, I would have stood on my head to make sure she went to prison,” Mr Merrell said.

Hixon's lawyer said she was taken advantage of by those she trusted.