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Elderly Man’s Millions Stolen in Fraud Case | Birmingham News

Six hundred fifty-nine thousand dollars — possibly more — was stolen from an elderly Mobile County man in a brazen financial exploitation scheme, leading to multiple arrests. His daughter’s alarm in November 2025 sparked a deep investigation that uncovered forged documents, stolen identities, and a trail of theft. Authorities seized phones, laptops, and damning records from a Satsuma home. Three suspects — Melissa Lynn Hobden, Michael Lewis, and Nora Powe Hobden — now face serious charges including financial exploitation, theft, and identity fraud. Sheriff Paul Burch called it a heartbreaking…

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