OSAGE -- An Osage woman is accused of gambling with her mother's money and not leaving enough for the older woman's care.

Marilyn Jo Spartz, 58, was charged with second-degree theft.

She's accused of gambling with her mother's money from July to December at Diamond Jo Casino in Northwood, according to court documents.

Formal charges were filed last week by Assistant Mitchell County Attorney Aaron Murphy. Her next court appearance is Tuesday.

Investigators say Spartz, who lived with her mother, also used the money to buy a bus ticket to bring her boyfriend to Iowa.

They allege $2,315.50 was improperly spent.

The theft was discovered when Spartz's mother's health insurance company declined to pay her medical bills from a recent hospitalization, according to the complaint.

Police say the woman's health care plan had been canceled because there wasn't enough money in her checking account to pay for the insurance.

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