Brittany Guilfoil, 29, of Deford, was arraigned in the 71B District Court in Tuscola County on one count of Embezzlement from a Vulnerable Adult-$1,000 to $20,000, and one count of Uttering and Publishing, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Both charges are felonies. Guilfoil is alleged to have forged checks from her grandmother’s checking account, payable to herself and her husband, totaling over $1,000 in funds fraudulently taken from the account. The victim has been a resident at the Tuscola County Medical Care Community facility since 2018, and her finances were handled by her daughter, Guilfoil’s mother, until early 2023. This included monthly income from a pension and Social Security. Brittany Guilfoil’s brother was made conservator in early 2023 due to an illness afflicting their mother. At this point, apparently fraudulent checks were discovered, alleged to have been forged by Guilfoil. “Unfortunately, our defense of vulnerable adults and their finances must not be blind to fraud from family members,” said Nessel. “My office will continue to pursue justice for vulnerable adults, and we will work to ensure their assets are not treated as fair-game to pilfer when they transition into long-term care settings.”
