The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that the Statewide Grand Jury has returned indictments against Regina Henaku, age 33, of Leominster, for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from multiple elderly victims while posing as a professional caregiver and working at healthcare agencies and long-term care facilities throughout Worcester and Middlesex Counties. Through various jobs as a supposed healthcare worker, Henaku allegedly stole the bank cards of at least 16 elderly victims, used the bank cards of 11 of those victims to steal approximately $28,000, and attempted to steal from the rest.
The AGO alleges that between August and November 2024, Henaku used the stolen identities and professional credentials of a relative and a former co-worker to fraudulently pose as a professional caregiver and gain employment at five different healthcare agencies, long-term care facilities, and assisted living facilities. Henaku typically stayed at each job for a period of a few weeks, during which time she allegedly stole the credit or debit cards of elderly victims, including MassHealth members, and then used or attempted to use the cards without the victims’ knowledge. Each of the victims were over the age of 60. The locations at which Henaku worked while allegedly stealing from the victims include a long-term care facility in Framingham, a senior living facility in Bedford, and assisted living facilities in Hudson and Leominster, amongst others within Worcester and Middlesex Counties.
