Woman charged with exploiting elderly Pensacola man in her care out of nearly $50,000

by WEAR staff

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 28-year-old Panama City woman is charged in Escambia County with exploiting an elderly Pensacola man in a nursing home.

Akimmia Lewis was booked into Escambia County Jail on Thursday on a charge of:

• Exploitation of an Elderly Person or Disabled Adult (under $50,000)

It's a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit says Lewis financially exploited a senior Pensacola man under her care.

His office says Lewis "abused her role as the victim’s power of attorney by systematically withdrawing funds directly from the victim's bank account."

Between Aug. 9, 2022, and Feb. 28, 2023, Lewis transferred approximately $46,788 to her accounts and made cash withdrawals, according to the attorney general.

"Lewis did not use the money to benefit the victim, who was residing in a nursing facility at the time," the release states. 

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