Macomb Township woman accused of stealing over $100,000 from vulnerable adult

Suspect’s company became victim’s guardian, conservator

By Jameson Cook

A Macomb Township woman is accused of stealing over $100,000 from a vulnerable adult after her company became the guardian and conservator for the person.

Lisa Ludy, 52, who operated Community Guardian Care Inc., was charged Monday in 41A District Court in Shelby Township with one count of racketeering and four total embezzlement counts: one count between $50,000 and $100,000, one count between $20,000 and $50,000 and two counts between $1,000 and $20,000 for her alleged actions from 2016 to 2019, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. She is also charged with four counts of failure to file tax returns.

Nessel said Ludy in 2016 gained approval in Macomb County Probate Court to have Community Guardian Care appointed as a guardian and conservator for the victim. Over four years, Ludy stole the victim’s retirement, Social Security income, inheritance and the proceeds from the sale of victim’s home after putting it on the market. Ludy used the victim’s bank accounts to pay personal bills and funnel money to her family’s companies: Career Health Studies, Career Health Training Corporation and Applewood Adult Foster Care Home, Nessel said. Ludy concealed the money she took from the victim and failed to file income taxes from 2016 through 2019, she added.

“Taking advantage of those in their time of greatest need is deplorable,” Nessel said in a news release. “I am committed to protecting our most vulnerable and will prosecute those who exploit them to the fullest extent of the law.”

Ludy in 2020 received a $20,800 Paycheck Protection Program loan through the federal Small Business Administration as a sole proprietorship business, according to the SBA. The loan’s status currently is “ongoing,” the SBA website says.

She has been released after posting a $20,000 bond.

A probable cause conference is scheduled for Oct. 4 and a preliminary exam is scheduled for Oct. 11 in front of Judge Douglas Shepherd in 41A District Court.

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