South Side woman bilked out of $400,000 by financial adviser who used money to fund her film production company, lawsuit claims

Priscilla Eddings, 76, a retired certified nursing assistant, was swindled out of nearly half her savings, Cook County’s public guardian says. (Provided)

A South Side retiree who has dementia was bilked out of more than $400,000 by her financial adviser, who used the money to fund her film production company, according to a lawsuit filed by the Cook County public guardian’s office.

Priscilla Eddings, 76, a longtime resident of Hyde Park and Bronzeville and a retired certified nursing assistant, began working with Citibank financial adviser Helen Caldwell in early 2017, according to a lawsuit filed two weeks ago in Cook County Probate Court.