A federal grand jury for the Southern District of Illinois has returned a nine-count indictment charging Erica S. Rose, 30, of East Saint Louis, Illinois, and Ashley N. McKinney, 36, of Pheba, Mississippi, with conspiring to commit bank and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and other felony offenses. According to the indictment, Rose used her employment with a Belleville-based in-home healthcare provider to gain access to the homes of elderly clients in Southern Illinois, where she stole bank account numbers and other identifying information. The indictment further alleges that Rose provided the stolen materials to McKinney, who withdrew money from ATMs, deposited fraudulent checks, and even purchased a car online for over $28,000 — all using the elderly victims’ funds and identities.
