Aberdeen woman sentenced in elder abuse theft case

An Aberdeen woman was sentenced Thursday for stealing thousands of dollars from elderly people, the Attorney General's Office announced.

Amy Schmidt, 37, from Aberdeen, stole money from three elderly people she worked with while employed at a home health agency.

She was sentenced for one count of grand theft and was given five years in the state penitentiary and ordered to pay about $7,000 in restitution, along with court costs.

The case was investigated by the Aberdeen Police Department and the Brown County Sheriff's Office and prosecuted by the Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Subdivision of the Attorney General's Office.

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