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Richard Leclair poses as sick man’s step brother, takes him off life support and collects his $106K
As Florida man, Roger MacKinnon lay in and out of a coma a man purporting to be his step brother ordered that he be taken off life support. After the man died, he would have his house cleared out as well as all of his life savings of $106K. Needless to say the man who purported to be his step brother was anything but. Which makes sense given the fact that Roger MacKinnon never had a step brother to begin with.
Explains orlandowesh: On May 30, 2011, MacKinnon had chest pains, and asked Richard Leclair — described by MacKinnon’s family as a long-time friend and drinking buddy — to take him to the hospital. During an exploratory procedure, MacKinnon’s heart stopped.
For three days, he was in and out of a coma, then completely comatose for the next three. On June 7, police say Leclair and his wife met with MacKinnon’s doctor and authorized the hospital to withdraw life support.
MacKinnon died two days later.
But this is where things get really weird:
“Family members didn’t have an opportunity to pray for him. They didn’t get to be there when he passed. He was alone when he died,” said family attorney Phil Partridge.
The MacKinnon family attorney showed WESH 2 News a “do not resuscitate” order Leclair signed, identifying himself as MacKinnon’s stepbrother. And on a “withdrawal of life support” order, Leclair claimed to be MacKinnon’s brother. Partridge says the hospital never asked for proof of Leclair’s identity.
“Mr. Leclair knew that Roger had a son and a daughter. He had a real brother,” said Partridge. “Leclair told the hospital he had no other living relatives.”
But here’s the bingo part: DeLand police say Leclair had been named beneficiary to MacKinnon’s bank account, and after the widower’s death, he collected $106,000.
This story brought to you by the letter "h" (for going to Hell!).
Richard Leclair poses as sick man’s step brother, takes him off life support and collects his $106K
As Florida man, Roger MacKinnon lay in and out of a coma a man purporting to be his step brother ordered that he be taken off life support. After the man died, he would have his house cleared out as well as all of his life savings of $106K. Needless to say the man who purported to be his step brother was anything but. Which makes sense given the fact that Roger MacKinnon never had a step brother to begin with.
Explains orlandowesh: On May 30, 2011, MacKinnon had chest pains, and asked Richard Leclair — described by MacKinnon’s family as a long-time friend and drinking buddy — to take him to the hospital. During an exploratory procedure, MacKinnon’s heart stopped.
For three days, he was in and out of a coma, then completely comatose for the next three. On June 7, police say Leclair and his wife met with MacKinnon’s doctor and authorized the hospital to withdraw life support.
MacKinnon died two days later.
But this is where things get really weird:
“Family members didn’t have an opportunity to pray for him. They didn’t get to be there when he passed. He was alone when he died,” said family attorney Phil Partridge.
The MacKinnon family attorney showed WESH 2 News a “do not resuscitate” order Leclair signed, identifying himself as MacKinnon’s stepbrother. And on a “withdrawal of life support” order, Leclair claimed to be MacKinnon’s brother. Partridge says the hospital never asked for proof of Leclair’s identity.
“Mr. Leclair knew that Roger had a son and a daughter. He had a real brother,” said Partridge. “Leclair told the hospital he had no other living relatives.”
But here’s the bingo part: DeLand police say Leclair had been named beneficiary to MacKinnon’s bank account, and after the widower’s death, he collected $106,000.
