Man, 79, sentenced for robbing centenarian COLVILLE, Wash., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- An elderly Washington state man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for raiding the retirement account of a 105-year-old woman to the tune of $1 million. John "Herb" Friedlund, 79, of Kettle Falls, Wash., denied wrongdoing during a rambling 30-minute statement, The Spokesman-Review of Spokane reported. Friedlund was convicted Thursday of first-degree theft but jurors were unable to agree on a count of elder mistreatment. He blamed the family. He said they were thieves. He said he never did anything wrong and that it was a miscarriage of justice," Stevens County Prosecutor Tim Rasmussen said. Friedlund was supposed to be caring for France Swan, who is now 107, when she was found starving in a filthy house in 2011. Investigators say Friedlund used much of her money to buy guns. He is scheduled to stand trial in federal court in Spokane on charges that include money laundering and failing to pay income taxes.