Physician Denies Elder Abuse, Embezzlement
A Stanford Medical Center physician charged with embezzlement and elder abuse in connection with her grandmother’s death last year has pleaded not guilty.
Dr. Cheryl Walker, 43, an associate professor of gynecology, was ordered released on a $1-million bond Wednesday.
Her mother, Janice, 72, also charged with manipulating the $500,000 estate of Mary Lee Koleber, 95, entered a not guilty plea. Janice Walker remains behind bars in lieu of a $2.5-million bond.
Cheryl Walker and her mother were jailed on charges they looted Koleber’s estate before killing her by administering an overdose of painkillers.
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