Guardian accused of financial exploitation

MANKATO — A Litchfield woman allegedly used a Mankato vulnerable adult’s money to pay bills.

Jill M. Schut, 57, was charged with a felony for financial exploitation Monday in Blue Earth County.

Schut was responsible for paying a vulnerable adult’s rent for an assisted-living facility in Mankato. The adult was set to be evicted due to about $2,427 in owed rent when the investigation began.

Schut told a Mankato detective she unexpectedly lost her job in June, used the adult’s money to cover bills, but intended to pay it back, according to a criminal complaint. She reportedly took about $1,757 over the course of five months.

Additional money was taken out between January and May when the adult lived in North Mankato. Schut has since paid back $2,000 to cover the money taken out between January and September.

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