(Squad Car Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
KENOSHA, Wis. – A Kenosha woman is wanted by police after a $7,500 arrest warrant was issued Tuesday in a felony elder exploitation case involving more than $40,000 in allegedly stolen funds.
Commissioner William Michel II signed the warrant for 47-year-old Lori S. Prostko, who now faces three felony charges: uttering a forgery, theft of movable property exceeding $10,000, and unauthorized use of an individual’s personal identifying information. All three counts stem from her alleged financial exploitation of a 70-year-old man she had been living with and caring for.
According to a criminal complaint filed by Assistant District Attorney Toni Young, the case began when Huntington Bank’s fraud department flagged suspicious activity in late 2024. An investment company had reported that a woman impersonating their client was making calls about large deposits. The victim’s bank records later showed over $37,000 in PayPal and Zelle transfers tied to Prostko, more than $21,000 in ATM withdrawals, and several checks written to Prostko and her mother totaling over $6,000.
Authorities say the victim had allowed Prostko limited access to his debit card for necessities like groceries but did not authorize any of the electronic transfers or check writings. He denied ever giving consent for ongoing use of his accounts or for opening loans or credit lines in his name.
The complaint also references a written confession left by Prostko during a failed suicide attempt in Pleasant Prairie on December 24. In the note, addressed to her mother, she reportedly admitted to taking out loans and credit cards without the man’s knowledge, failing to pay his bills, and causing his vehicle to be repossessed. She also claimed to have sent a video confession to a social worker.
Investigators interviewed multiple individuals, including the man’s adult son, who helped coordinate his move to an assisted living facility in Des Plaines, Illinois. He confirmed that his father had not written checks in years and showed no signs of memory impairment or confusion. He was later appointed as power of attorney.
Prostko’s own mother, when contacted by police, suggested the man had encouraged her daughter’s behavior to support a drug habit. That allegation was flatly denied by the son, who said his father took medication responsibly and showed no signs of addiction.
Detectives also noted that the signatures on the fraudulent checks did not match verified legal signatures on file, and at least one account had been titled as a trust account without valid documentation to support it.
If convicted on all counts, Prostko faces up to 22 years in prison and $45,000 in fines. As of Wednesday, she remains at large.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to contact the Kenosha Police Department.
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5 Responses
And she’s not even that good looking.
Lock it up and throw the key away
She put herself under the bus with the suicide note. Saved some leg work for law enforcement. Poor old man, he probably workwd all his life for that money. Shame on her! Get a job and earn your own damn money! Mom was covering for her because she was probably getting a cut of it. Shame on her too!
You know where you can go.mom is a amazing woman.cover for her doubtful not her style she has a heart of gold.and getting a cut.please I know the mom she isn’t in need of a cut.she busted her ass her whole life.and earned every dime she has.this woman is absolutely amazing.please don’t talk shit about the mom.and remember it’s not our job to judge that’s up to god.you people read something omg it’s true I read it.how about getting the facts.instead of spreading hate.this world has enough of that.
Deport her!!!