Orlando's commissioner Regina Hill is arrested for stealing more than $100k from a 96-year-old woman and using money on a facelift

Orlando City commissioner Regina Hill has been charged with elderly exploitation after she allegedly stole more than $100,000 from a 96-year-old woman in her district.

Hill, 58, bonded out of the Orange County Jail on Thursday just hours after being arrested over seven felony crimes following a year-long investigation into the alleged scam.

Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on Monday suspending Hill from her post as commissioner for District 5 in Orlando following news of her arrest.

Florida investigators say Hill used a power of attorney over the unnamed elderly victim to fund a lavish lifestyle for years that included a home in the Lake Mann Estates area of Orlando.

Aside from securing a mortgage and renovating a home, Hill also splashed over $100,000 on a facelift, perfume, clothing, IV vitamins, a trip to Miami and dental surgery, according to court documents.

Orlando City commissioner Regina Hill has been charged with elderly exploitation after she allegedly stole more than $100,000 from a 96-year-old woman

Hill, 58, bonded out of the Orange County Jail on Thursday just hours after being arrested over seven felony crimes

She allegedly spent over $100,00 of stolen funds on a facelift, luxury perfumes and vacations 

A state investigation that was triggered when the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) received a tip from one of her staffers who had been fired.

According to court documents, Hill met the woman in March 2021 in her Commissioner job, and was supposed o help her get better living conditions - but within a month, she had become her power of attorney.

Hill's son and girlfriend are believed to be living in the home the former city employee obtained with the power of attorney.

Meanwhile Hill reportedly lives in a separate home that once belonged to the elderly woman's parents, which she allegedly spent a large portion of the savings to renovate.

Hill also used the woman's savings for a New Year's Eve vacation to Miami, and on a large number of intravenous vitamins from a company named Vitalounge, according to the documents.

Hill allegedly obtained the woman's power of attorney, before exploiting her into obtaining a mortgage for an Orlando home (pictured) under the pensioner's name 

Hill reportedly lives in a separate home that reportedly once belonged to the elderly woman's parents, which she allegedly spent a large portion of the savings to renovate

Hill has had numerous other brushes with the law that surfaced when she first ran for office in 2014.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, news emerged during her run that she had a rap sheet with 21 pervious arrests dating back to 1983. The arrests included drug offenses, DUIs, fraud and passing bad checks.

She was also arrested in 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, for public intoxication, the outlet reported.

Hill's son Rakeem was also arrested in 2015 when a cache of guns and drugs were found inside a home she owned at the time, reports WFTV9.

A petition to keep Hill away from the woman's properties and finances reportedly led a judge to issue a temporary injunction earlier this month, kicking Hill out of her home.

FDLE Special Agent Steve Brenton reportedly asked the woman about signing over her power of attorney, and said 'she recalled signing some sort of document but did not understand it and would have never agreed to allow Hill to be a power of attorney.'

Brenton continued that when he looked into Hill's spending, 'these purchases and/ or bank withdrawals exceeded $100,000, and solely benefitted Hill.'

He said that while her home had undergone renovations, the home the elderly woman had been living in was in need of repairs, but Hill had allegedly not spent any money to fix.

Hill's son Rakeem (pictured) was also arrested in 2015 when a cache of guns and drugs were found inside a home she owned at the time,

The agent's affidavit noted that before Hill met the elderly woman, she had over $164,000 in her bank account and around a $650 balance. As of October, she was left with $60,000 in her bank account, and $10,000 on her credit card.

News 6 reported that FDLE was tipped off to the alleged scheme last year, when a former aide of the Orlando Commissioner sounded the alarm after they were fired.

The former staffer, named as Jacqueline Cockerham, said that Hill 'tormented' her on the job, forced her to work long hours, and carry out her personal business.

The personal business included cleaning the elderly woman's home, which she described as being littered with urine and cat feces.

The City of Orlando released a statement after the investigation was launched, claiming it had only recently learned of the allegations.

'The City has been made aware of the injunction issued involving Commissioner Hill,' a city spokesperson said.

'We are not a part of the injunction and do not have any details on the allegations related to it.'