LEWISTOWN — A Milroy woman is facing felony charges after police said she took more than $26,000 from an elderly person while they were under her care.
Debbie Lynn Rickabaugh, 58, was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Kent Smith Monday on charges of theft by deception, receiving stolen property and financial exploitation of an older adult or care dependent person.
According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a family contacted Lewistown Borough Police Department, stating that Rickabaugh had been taking advantage of an elderly person who she had been caring for since August.
Police said Rickabaugh was hired by the family of the elderly in August to work 20 hours per week and that Rickabaugh began cashing checks for the family in early September.
The report states that the elderly person’s checking account had been declining in November and that several checks had been made out to Rickabaugh. The family noticed that several of the checks stated large amounts of hours worked in the memo line.
Police said the family again checked the account in January and found large discrepancies in the account.
During 21 weeks of employment, police said Rickabaugh made out about $26,443 in checks to herself and the elderly person had signed them in good faith that the amount was correct.
Rickabaugh was held in Mifflin County Correctional Facility on
$25,000 unsecured bail. She is awaiting a preliminary hearing set for 9
a.m. Feb. 21 in Smith’s office.
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