Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announced that 41-year-old Latonia N. Turner of Buffalo was sentenced to 6 months of incarceration followed by 5 years of probation. Between April 27, 2023, and June 8, 2023, the defendant, while working as a patient care aide at senior living facility in the Town of Amherst, stole an elderly resident’s debit card by going through a purse while the victim was asleep. The defendant fraudulently used the debit card to make 55 unauthorized ATM withdrawals from the victim’s bank account. The defendant was able to gain access to the account because the victim had written her personal identifying number for the debit card on a piece of paper, which was also inside of her purse. The crime was uncovered after the victim reviewed her checking account statement and reported the fraudulent transactions to the bank. The bank reimbursed the victim for the loss, which totaled $41,216. During the investigation, the defendant subsequently confessed to law enforcement. Surveillance videos from the bank and the senior facility corroborated the crime.
