{"id":130858,"date":"2019-02-28T15:20:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T20:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/aretha-franklins-death-thwarts-police-in-massive-theft-case"},"modified":"2019-02-28T15:20:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T20:20:36","slug":"aretha-franklins-death-thwarts-police-in-massive-theft-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/aretha-franklins-death-thwarts-police-in-massive-theft-case","title":{"rendered":"Aretha Franklin's Death Thwarts Police in Massive Theft Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aretha Franklin<\/span><\/p>\n

Cops Can\u2019t Pursue Crook Who Stole Her Money<\/span><\/p>\n

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2\/28\/2019 11:08 AM PST<\/p>\n

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EXCLUSIVE<\/span><\/p>\n

\"ArethaAretha Franklin<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s death was sad news for everyone except maybe one person \u2014 the person who allegedly swiped nearly $200k from her bank account months before she died.<\/p>\n

As we reported \u2026 the \u201cQueen of Soul\u201d had assets stolen before she died in August 2018, and police in Michigan launched an investigation into someone pilfering her funds.<\/p>\n

Oakland County prosecutors tell TMZ \u2026 Aretha actually filed a police report<\/strong><\/a> in June 2018 claiming someone stole checks and managed to transfer $178k from her account. Investigators were able to ID a person of interest \u2026 but not until after Franklin died<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re told that\u2019s a big problem for the case, because prosecutors say they don\u2019t have enough evidence to file charges against someone on just the police report \u2026 additional testimony from a witness to the crime and\/or the alleged victim is needed.<\/p>\n

The prosecutors tell us they weren\u2019t able to get crucial testimony from Aretha while she was alive, so they lack the evidence to confirm how the checks were accessed or whether she willingly gave the person of interest the dough.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re told it\u2019s possible additional evidence could surface, but for now \u2026 the case is on ice.<\/p>\n

As we reported \u2026 Aretha\u2019s estate is dealing with other financial issues too, including the IRS hounding her<\/strong><\/a> over back taxes and lawyers trying to collect on unpaid bills<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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