Etowah County woman pleads guilty to financial exploitation of elderly person

by Jeff Wyatt

An Etowah County woman pleaded guilty today to four counts of financial exploitation of an elderly person.

57-year-old Lisa Talton Wells Daugherty of Attalla, was sentenced to serve 20 years, split to serve 5 years in the department of corrections. She will also turn over approximately $5,500,000 that is the subject of pending federal litigation.

“Daugherty will feel the full force of justice after using her position as a caregiver to exploit a vulnerable elderly woman from her life savings,” said Attorney General Marshall. “This is an egregious example of financial fraud that continues to happen in our state, and I urge Alabamians to contact my office if they suspect someone is being used for Medicaid fraud or abuse.”

According to a release from the Attorney General's office, Daugherty worked as a care technician at Oak Landing Assisted Living in Etowah County. While working there, she became power of attorney for an elderly person who lived there. Daugherty transferred more than $8,500,000 from the victim's account to her own. She then used the victim’s money to buy herself a home in Etowah County and a beach house, each valued over $1,000,000; multiple vehicles valued over $120,000; and $86,000 in dental implants, among other things.

Daugherty has been in the Etowah County Jail since her arrest in July 2021.

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Randolph County Circuit Court

Financial exploitation

Randolph County prosecutors charged Paula Blackston this month with financial exploitation of an elderly person and misappropriation of funds of an elderly nursing home resident.

From about Oct. 22, 2020 to Feb. 1, 2022, Blackston , a Moberly resident, took control of social security benefits and the retirement pension of her mother, according to a probable cause statement from the Special Investigations Unit of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Blackston is accused of using $23,618 in social security benefits and $2,136 in retirement funds, two $1,400 government stimulus payments, a $600 stimulus payment and a $423 tax refund belonging to her mother for her personal use.

Some of the money was withdrawn from an ATM at Isle of Capri Casino. Blackston failed to pay the nursing home bill for her mother, esulting in a past due balance of $10,374, the court document says.

Blackston was convicted of forgery in 1996 and 1998, assault in 1997 and theft in 2009, according to the Special Investigations Unit.

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Randolph County Circuit Court

Financial exploitation arrest

By Rich Egger

A western Illinois woman is accused stealing from an elderly man while serving as his caretaker.

Anna Oller, 62, of Good Hope is charged with:

• Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person
• Two counts of Felony Theft

Anna Oller

Credit McDonough County Sheriff's Department

The McDonough County Sheriff’s Department said the victim reported in August that several items were missing from his home after he returned from a hospital stay.

He suspected Oller.

The sheriff’s department said its investigation found that Oller had the missing property and that she had used the man’s finances to her own benefit.

She was arrested Tuesday, November 30, at her home.

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