WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Lake Worth Beach woman accused of taking advantage of a declining elderly woman financially entered a plea in court.
According to court documents in Palm Beach County, Nerlande Charles, 42, pled guilty Tuesday to exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult, fraudulent use of personal identification information of a dead victim and money laundering.
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Charles was sentenced to five years in state prison, credited with 295 days of time served in county jail and must pay court costs. After her prison sentence is completed, Charles will serve four years of probation.
The court ordered Charles not to have contact with the niece of the dead victim and no contact with the property or the family of the dead victim.
Charles was banned by the court from working as a home health aide, working inside another home, working to care for a disabled adult or elderly person, and she must obtain a job after her prison time is served.
Charles was working for the elderly victim in 2022 as a caretaker when she wrote checks and had the client, who was in mental decline, sign the checks.
Charles took a car from the victim and claimed the victim gave it to her as a “gift.” It was also discovered that Charles made unauthorized transactions on the victim’s account for over $300,000.
Charles also made transactions on the victim’s account before the victim died at age 81. The niece of the victim discovered the unauthorized transactions and informed the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
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Lake Worth Beach caretaker pleads guilty to exploiting elderly client
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