Former Business Manager of Assisted Living Facility Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison

Marcella Drakeford, 46, the former business manager of a Morris County, New Jersey, assisted living facility, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for stealing approximately $237,000 from an elderly…

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Former New Hampshire nursing home worker convicted of simple assault on resident

A former custodial worker at a New Hampshire nursing home has been convicted of simple assault involving an 86-year-old female resident.

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Two Ex-Nursing Home Workers Charged with Bilking 98-Year-Old

Two former Chicago nursing home workers have been charged with bilking a 98-year-old woman with dementia out of more than $700,000.

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Texas Physician Convicted in $16 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

A federal jury in Texas found Yolanda Hamilton, M.D., 56, a physician who was the owner and operator of a medical clinic in Houston, Texas, guilty of participating in a…

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Massive fraud case involving Missouri hospital brings criminal charge to ex-CEO

A former top executive of a Missouri hospital has been charged in a massive billing fraud scheme that came to light in 2017 as a result of a state audit. 

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Phone Scammers and ‘Teledoctors’ Charged with Preying on Seniors

Dean Ernest had been living in a nursing home about a year when his son, John, got a call last winter asking if his father was experiencing back pain and…

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Former Alabama Assisted Living Facility Employee Accused of Embezzling from Resident

Lisa Talton Wells Daugherty, 52, of Rainbow City, a former Unit Coordinator at Oak Landing Assisted Living Facility in Atalla, Alabama is charged with one count each of wire fraud,…

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Florida Nurse Aide Stole $25,000 from Resident for Toys and Goods for Inmates

Mallory Gayton, 34, a certified nursing assistant (CNA) incurred $25,000 in fraudulent charges after stealing a 77-year-old’s debit card to pay for school photos, sports tickets, and jail inmate care…

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Former Iowa Nurse Convicted of Stealing Pain Meds Will Remain in Jail

A federal judge ruled that Katie Louise Boll, 31, a former Manchester nurse will remain in jail pending sentencing because she had violated pretrial release while awaiting trial for stealing…

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Fourth Suspect Arrested in Oklahoma Nursing Home Abuse Case

The fourth and final suspect in a Mannford, Oklahoma nursing home elder abuse case is in custody. 

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