A caregiver in Tennessee is going through a number of costs after she allegedly exploited her aged consumer into withdrawing giant quantities of cash from her checking account and handing it over, authorities stated Friday.
Kathey Nance, 67, was arrested after stealing greater than $116,000 from the sufferer over the course of a yr in Montgomery County, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation stated.
Between March 2021 and February 2022, Nance would drive the consumer to the financial institution and assist her withdraw the massive sums of cash earlier than taking the money for herself, in line with investigators.
Nance then allegedly despatched the cash to a different account by a Bitcoin ATM.
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Kathey Nance, 67, is accused of exploiting an aged lady below her care, authorities stated. (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)
She would proceed taking the aged lady to the financial institution for withdrawals regardless of being advised to cease by the sufferer’s daughter, investigators stated.
Nance can also be accused of making an account within the sufferer’s identify and utilizing private data of the sufferer’s daughter with out the daughter’s permission.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation started an investigation into the allegations in opposition to Nance in November 2021. (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)
A grand jury indicted Nance on April 4 on one rely of caregiver neglect of an aged grownup and one rely of id theft – acquire, possess, purchase or use a private ID of one other individual.
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On Tuesday, Nance was arrested and booked into the Montgomery County Jail on a $25,000 bond.
The arrest of the caregiver follows a separate incident in Florida, the place two well being care staff allegedly verbally abused and taunted a girl who has dementia throughout a live-stream.
In a separate incident in Florida, Shy’Tiona Bishop, left, and Jada Harris have been arrested after live-streaming themselves abusing an aged individual of their care, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Workplace stated. (Brevard County Sheriff’s Workplace)
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Authorities stated the sufferer in that incident was protected and the 2 well being care staff have been arrested and charged with video voyeurism, abuse and neglect of an aged or disabled grownup.
