COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said an operator and nurse at a senior
home facility in the midstate stole money and medication from
residents.
Operator Stephanie Lee Butler, 44, is charged with
conspiracy to obtain controlled substances by fraud, one count of
obtaining controlled substances by fraud, one count of conspiracy to
commit financial exploitation of an elderly/ vulnerable adult, 11 counts
of financial exploitation, one count of theft over $2,500, four counts
of identity theft, six counts of money laundering, and one count of
tampering with evidence.
Nurse practitioner Brian Fitzhugh Richey,
36, is charged with of conspiracy to obtain controlled substances by
fraud, one count of obtaining controlled substances by fraud, one count
of conspiracy to commit financial exploitation of an elderly/ vulnerable
adult and one count of financial exploitation.
According to TBI,
from 2016 to 2018, Butler financially exploited several of the residents
from The Senior Lifestyle in Cookeville, using their financial assets
for her personal use. TBI also said that Butler and Richey diverted
residents' medication for their own personal use.
Butler was
arrested Wednesday and booked into the Putnam County Jail with a
$150,000 bond. Richey was arrested Thursday morning and booked on a
$40,000.
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