The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Woman Steals Over $266K From Her 95-Year-Old Grandfather

Episode Date: September 10, 2025

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Well, Buster Rhimes, donkey here today for Wednesday, September 10th goes to Erica Hopper of Washington, D.C. She is 45 years old, and she's accused of big scamming. Okay, I'm talking wham, bam, bam, thank you, scam. All right, super seon scamming, and let me tell you something. If there's two things that grind my gears, it's when people take advantage of kids and the elderly. funny how life works okay we start off as kids uh that need their asses white by others and then grow to be elders that need their asses white by others but either way neither version deserves to be taken advantage of and nothing hurts worse

than watching kids are the elderly getting taken advantage of by their own family and that's exactly what erika hopper did she is accused of making more than 266 thousand dollars and unauthorized purchases from an old man's count. Would you like to know who the old man was? Let's go to NBC 4 for the report, please. Montgomery County Police accused 45-year-old Erica Hopper of embezzlement, theft, and fraud. When her grandfather went to an assisted living home in Silver Spring, following the death of his wife of 60-plus years, Hopper gained power of attorney in the statement of charges against her. Police accuse her of using that to spend her grandfather's money, including from the sale of

his house, on herself. From November of 2021 until June. of this year. Expenditures listed include payments on a 2022 Kia Stinger. The payoff of credit card balances on two cards, stage area seats at an usher concert, elective cosmetic surgery, trips to New Orleans and Las Vegas, designer clothing and accessories and rent payments, totaling more than $266,000. Charging documents accuse Hopper of listing her grandfather's pension and social security, making him a co-tenant to qualify for an apartment, at a luxury building steps from Union Market in Northeast D.C. Police say he remained in the nursing home during that time.

Really, Erica, your 95-year-old grandfather, if your grandfather touching that kind of paper, he probably got you in the will anyway. If your grandfather touching that kind of paper, you could have probably just asked them for what you want. Then you get the money and spend it on a new car, luxury apartment, cosmetic surgery, which I got a BBL, luxury, luxury clothing, concert tickets,

concert tickets? Who did you go see the Ratchet? Oh, you wanted to have big fun on your grandfather's dime. She actually went to go see Usher and didn't even get no cherries. Now, I know you had power of attorney for your grandfather, Erica, but that doesn't mean power to exploit. Okay, we was just talking about this earlier because Cardi B was on Jennifer Hudson saying how your kids are, you know, going to take care of you when you get older. They're supposed to. You should be able to rely on family when you get older. But she can't change a player's game in the ninth inning. Okay, once the scammer, always a scammer. And no, Erica is not Nigerian. I know you was thinking it, but a Nigerian would never do their

grandfather like this because Nigerians understand those who respect the elderly paved their own road towards success. The Bible even says you should submit to your elders with humility. That's First Peter 5-5. Erica, you was not humble. You was arrogant. Crazy thing is, you wasn't scamming your grandfather. You were scamming yourself. Okay. What kind of A soulless person steals from a 95-year-old, especially a person who was probably going to leave you something anyway. Elders are supposed to pass down blessings, not get bled dry by their own bloodlines. Okay, I don't know who needs to hear this this morning, but please listen to your Uncle Shala.

Taking advantage of old folks ain't hustling, that's heartless. Okay, if you'll rob your own grandfather, you'll rob anybody. And that's why you have to, you, Erica, should have to deal with maximum consequences. they need to make an example of you. That man is 95. He fought through segregation and probably two hip replacements. Okay, he should not have to fight

his own granddaughter for his bank account. Please give Erica Hopper the sweet sounds of the hamletones. You are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey of the day Yeeh

Got to make an example of her Now I was thinking I was thinking Let me ask you question What That's your granddaughter She stole from you It's wrong

It's foul But do you press charges on your granddaughter Now I got to mention I don't even remember Go ahead y'all do what y'all do But I don't know nothing Make sure my money back in my account That's your granddaughter

Make sure my money back in my account I don't remember her It's foul, it's horrible But do you press charges on your granddaughter. It's not about whether or not he pressing charges on her. Some other family She's getting charges pressed on her because she committed a crime. Some other family members. Yeah, she needs some

type of consequence. Like he said, I mean, yeah, you press charges on a little ass, man. And then that's your granddaughter, right? But she was probably in the will anyway if he's touching that type of paper. Like, you don't even know. That's crazy. You don't know. Because she's probably going to go to jail

for some time time. Like, this ain't no 30 days. And she made a choice. But that's your granddaars. She's a 45. She's a 14. A 35-year-old woman who made a choice. Still your granddaughter. Choices have consequences. I agree, but still your granddad.

I don't care. You know better. What are you talking about? Did she care about me? No. As a grandfather, when she was feeling for me? No, it was wrong. Man, shut up here.

But you still don't want you. What would you do at 90 years old and Madison's daughter do this to you? You 90? I don't want her to go to jail. What? It's foul. It's wrong. I'm not saying I'm not saying it's right.

But you still don't want your granddaughter. Your granddaughter? All right. Forget it. And then, first of all, Charlamagne, who was thinking that day was Nigerian? Why you had to say that? Who said that? You.

I'm tired of y'all accusing me of things I didn't say. No, you did. You said, and I know everybody thinking it's Nigerian. Nobody's, how you know what somebody thinking? Never happened. Roll the tape. Never said that. A clown.

Never said that. All right. Well, thank you for that donkey today. Fake news. Now when we come back, shock. Just hilarious hoax. I wouldn't say that. Donkey today is sponsored by renowned personal injury attorney, Michael the Bull Lammas.

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Short on time, but big on true crime. On a recent episode of the podcast, Hunting for Answers, I highlighted the story of 19-year-old Lechay Dungey. But she never knocked on that door. She never made it inside. And that text message would be the last time anyone would ever hear from her. Listen to Hunting for Answers from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts,

or wherever you get your podcast. Hi, my name is Enya Umanzor. And I'm Drew Phillips. And we run a podcast called Emergency Intercom. If you're a crime junkie and you love crimes, we're not the podcast for you. But if you have unmedicated ADHD... Oh my God, perfect. And want to hear people with mental illness, psychobabble.

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