The state Attorney General's Office said Karen Gagne, 55, of Sanbornton, was arrested for allegedly stealing more than $23,000 from an elderly resident of the Pleasant View Retirement home in Concord. Gagne, a friend of the victim, allegedly took the money in March 2009 from a Citizens Bank account belonging to the victim and used the money for her own purposes, the Attorney General's Office announced Wednesday.
Gagne has been released on personal recognizance bail and has been ordered not to have no contact with the victim. She is scheduled to be arraigned in Concord District Court on May 4.
The case is being prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud and Resident Abuse Unit of the Attorney General's Office, which investigates allegations of health care provider fraud and the financial exploitation and physical abuse of long-term care residents.
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AG Charges Sanbornton Woman with Theft
Does anybody know why Attorney General's Office's do not go after and prosecute "professional guardian's", court appointed guardians and fiduciaries in the same way? They are permitted to steal, drug, commit fraud upon the courts and it seems to be rubber stamped in many states. I have personal knowledge of Florida allowing this behavior.
ReplyDeleteMore and more cases of theft in nursing facilities are in the news. Many times, it's the staff.
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