Police officer steals $800,000 estate.

When Heinz Sommerfeld died in June 2017 at age 77 in a GTA nursing home, the lifelong bachelor — he had no children — left no instructions on how to distribute his wealth.
After working his entire adult life for Ontario’s Department of Highways, Sommerfeld left behind an estate valued at $800,000.
But rather than that money going to his rightful heir, a younger half-brother, it ended up in a bank account belonging to a Toronto police officer who had allegedly submitted a fake will claiming he was the beneficiary. According to investigators, that officer — veteran Const. Robert Konashewych, 38 — was aided by a senior client representative at the province’s Office of the Public Trustee and Guardian.

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Why did the officer think he could get away with it?

Basically because he was a copper.

They guy that died had no children, and his next living heir was his 75 year old half-brother. The officer, Konashewych, had the help of a woman working for Office of the Public Trustee and Guardian, Adellene Balgobin.

It's unclear what their relationships is, but the article says Konashewych and Adellene definitely knew each other beforehand. They probably figured their target was a guy no one would really bother making a fuss about: no children, no spouse, and no close relatives it seems. They thought they'd could submit the fake will, obtain the estate, and maybe flee the country before anyone would notice.

Originally posted by samhain
Basically because he was a copper.

Originally posted by StyleTime
They guy that died had no children, and his next living heir was his 75 year old half-brother. The officer, Konashewych, had the help of a woman working for Office of the Public Trustee and Guardian, Adellene Balgobin.

Konashewych and Adellene Balgobin sound like epic, high fantasy character names, like from the Malazan series or something.