LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)-A Lincoln attorney accused of theft and abuse of a vulnerable adult is facing another, similar accusation. 

Christine Vanderford has pleaded not guilty in the first case and is awaiting trial. Prosecutors have said Vanderford took more than $60,000 without authorization from a developmentally disabled woman for whom she'd been appointed guardian. 

Police say in the new case that Vanderford held a power of attorney for a relative but hadn't paid the woman's nursing home bill of $53,000 and took nearly $37,000 from the woman. 

Vanderford didn't immediately return a call Friday from The Associated Press.

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 </figure>LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)-A Lincoln attorney accused of theft and abuse of a vulnerable adult is facing another, similar accusation. Christine Vanderford has pleaded not guilty in the first case and is awaiting trial. Prosecutors have said Vanderford took more than $60,000 without authorization from a developmentally disabled woman for whom she'd been appointed guardian. Police say in the new case that Vanderford held a power of attorney for a relative but hadn't paid the woman's nursing home bill of $53,000 and took nearly $37,000 from the woman. Vanderford didn't immediately return a call Friday from The Associated Press.

Lincoln attorney accused in another case involving vulnerable adult