South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Tierra Chawntell Moody, 42, of Moncks Corner, SC, on one count of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult and one count of Financial Transaction Card Fraud, value more than $500 in a six-month period. Moody was booked into the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center on February 21, 2025. An investigation by VAMPF revealed that, between May 9, 2024 and June 24, 2024, Moody is alleged to have knowingly made unlawful and unauthorized use of the funds or assets of a vulnerable adult. Specifically, it is alleged that Moody, while working as the victim’s caregiver, converted the victim’s funds for her own personal use by using the victim’s debit card to obtain money via ATM cash withdrawals without the authorization of the victim. The victim, a vulnerable adult under South Carolina law, resided in Charleston County, SC, at the time of the alleged misconduct.
