Rhonda Minnick is charged in Ray County with eight counts of forgery, one count of financial exploitation of the elderly, and one count of theft/stealing and one count of fraudulent use of a credit/debit device.
Prosecutors say Minnick stole more than $6,000 dollars from a 67-year-old woman she was trusted to care for in the woman’s home. Despite Minnick’s public criminal record, prosecutors say Minnick was hired by Integrity Home Care.
For the past year, Minnick had been in the victim’s home about twice a week taking care of household duties and errands.
For fear of retribution, the victim doesn’t want Fox 4 to identify her, but has a warning for others. The woman, living on a fixed income, with no family and in poor health, said she was alone, except for Minnick.
“I really trusted her like I would have my own kids,” the victim said.
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Woman Charged With Stealing Thousands From Elderly Lady in Her Care
3 comments:
If the caretaker comes from an agency, the agency is responsible for clearance of that person. If they don't do it, the government must shut them down.
Gee, if this woman had just called herself a "lawyer," and called her ill-gotten booty "fees," she'd still be at it. Maybe these government agencies would have even given her some accolades and awards for her trouble.
This is a highly regulated, licensed profession. The fact that both the city and this home health agency had this miscreant in their employ sheds a whole lot of light on a whole lot of people who could care less about the elderly even though that is their JOB.
This article should scare everyone who has home care for their loved one. Be careful - be overly cautious. Do background checks yourself.
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