California nurse charged with 77 felonies, including alleged elder abuse

by Vivian Chow 

A California woman who worked as a registered nurse was charged with 77 felonies, including alleged elder abuse, theft and more.

Rosanne Marquis, 71, had been operating an unlicensed in-home health care business in Santa Barbara, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office.

While running the business, Marquis is accused of stealing from “elderly dependent adults, including a veteran, and failed to both supply accurate tax returns for her business, and to make required deductions and payments to the Employment Development Department on behalf of her employees for several years,” court documents said.

Although authorities have not disclosed how much money she reportedly stole, court records obtained by the Santa Barbara Independent noted that it totaled over $100,000.

Before she opened Rosanne Marquis HomeCare Service, the suspect worked as a trauma nurse coordinator at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. 

She also previously served on the boards of the Council of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and the Alzheimer’s Women’s Initiative, the Santa Barbara Independent reported.

Marquis was arrested in April. On June 9, she was charged with 77 felonies in connection with the crimes. She remains out of custody on bail.

The case was investigated by members of the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, and the California Employment Development Department. 

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