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<p>STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) &#8212; A Pennsylvania methamphetamine addict already serving 18 months in federal prison for conspiring to sell the drug is now charged with stealing nearly $400,000 from his elderly, ill mother.</p><p>The Monroe County district attorney says 53-year-old Scott Borushak, of Hamilton Township, acknowledged stealing $389,000 while acting as his 81-year-old mother&#8217;s power of attorney from September 2015 until September 2016.</p><p>The prosecutor&#8217;s office says Borushak has confessed to the thefts.</p><p>Online court records don&#8217;t list an attorney for Borushak on the new charges, which were filed Friday.</p><p>He&#8217;s serving his drug-dealing sentence at the federal prison in Canaan.</p><p>Authorities say his mother is in an assisted living facility and has a number of health issues.</p><style>
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Monroe County DA: Meth addict stole nearly $400K from elderly, sick mom