A Marion Oaks caretaker accused of stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly resident has accepted a plea bargain that calls for an 18-month prison term and 10 years of probation.
Local court records show Ruth Oumarjeet, 51, was adjudicated guilty of grand theft by Circuit Judge Lisa Herndon during a hearing on Wednesday.
When she was arrested, Oumarjeet was charged with two counts of grand theft and one count of felony fraudulent use of a credit card. The credit card and one of the grand theft offenses were eventually dropped by prosecutors.
The plea bargain also says that she cannot have contact with the victim, cannot go within 100 feet of any vehicle occupied by the victim or within 50 feet of the victim's residence, and may not go to Harbour House Assisted Living, where she once worked.
Oumarjeet was ordered to pay $27,006.41 in restitution to the victim, with payments of $500 a month.
In June 2019 law enforcement was notified about a caregiver at the assisted living facility allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from a then-88-year-old man.
A Marion County Sheriff's Office report states the victim had $67,000 in his bank account. When deputies began their investigation, the man only had $10,000.
According to Oumarjeet's arrest report, she reportedly used the money to pay for personal expenses.
The report also states that the victim was a resident of Harbour House,
but left after an injury. Oumarjeet, who was an employee at the
facility, was fired, according to assisted living officials.
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