Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill arrested in elder-abuse probe

Orlando Sentinel - 3/28/2024

Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill was arrested on charges related to elder exploitation and fraud, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Thursday morning.

The city commissioner, first elected in 2013, represents downtown Orlando and neighborhoods west of Interstate 4 on city council. Her relationship with a 96-year-old constituent is at the center of the investigation, which was detailed in an injunction against her handed down by an Orange County judge last week.

Exact criminal charges against Hill weren’t immediately announced along with her arrest by FDLE, though a news conference is scheduled for 2 p.m.

The woman and a family friend who sought the injunction on her behalf allege that Hill met the woman in 2021, soon gained power of attorney over her, and over time drained the woman’s bank accounts of about $100,000 to pay for home renovations, expensive perfumes, clothing, a facelift and a hotel room in Miami.

FDLE had been investigating Hill for more than a year.

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