South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Malla M. Hart, 55 years old, of Boiling Springs, SC, on one count of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult, one count of Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent, value $10,000 or more, and two counts of Forgery, value less than $10,000. Hart was booked into the Spartanburg Detention Center on September 13, 2024. An investigation by VAMPF revealed that, between March 21, 2022, and May 13, 2023, Hart knowingly made unlawful and unauthorized use of the funds and assets of a vulnerable adult. Specifically, it is alleged that Hart, while being entrusted with the victim’s funds, converted these funds and assets for her own personal use. It is also alleged that Hart, knowingly and willfully, forged the victim’s signature on online applications for credit cards through Venmo and Credit One. The victim, a vulnerable adult under South Carolina law, resided at Lakewood Senior Living, an assisted living facility in Boiling Springs, at the time of the alleged misconduct.
