South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Sidney Lawrence Durham, 42 years old, of Irmo, SC, for Financial Transaction Card Fraud (value over $500 in a six-month period) and Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult, which constitute a violation of SC Code §16-14-0060(a)(2) and 43-35-0085(d), respectively. Durham was booked into the Lexington County Detention Center on 12/23/2021. An SCMFCU investigation revealed that Durham, while employed at Twilite Manor Adult Residential Care in Cayce, SC, illegally obtained a resident’s debit card. The resident of the facility was considered a vulnerable adult under South Carolina law during the time of the alleged misconduct. Durham used the debit card to make unlawful and unauthorized use of the victim’s funds or assets, which exceeded $500 within a six-month period. Additionally, Durham faces an enhancement to the Financial Transaction Card Fraud charge as per SC Code 16-1-0057 due to his prior criminal history.
