South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested John Lemuel Morrell Jr, 60 years old, of Lexington, SC, for Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult and Grand Larceny, value $10,000 or more. Morrell was booked into the Lexington County Detention Center on January 17, 2025. An investigation by VAMPF revealed that, between October 21, 2019, and April 11, 2024, Morrell is alleged to have knowingly made unlawful and unauthorized use of the funds and assets of a vulnerable adult. Specifically, it is alleged that Morrell accessed the victim’s bank and credit card accounts and obtained $143,413.79 of the victim’s funds for his own personal benefit. The victim, a vulnerable adult under South Carolina law, resided at Lexington Medical Center Extended Care in Lexington at the time of the alleged misconduct. This case was referred to VAMPF by Lexington Medical Center Extended Care and will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office.
