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Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox today announced criminal charges against six Michigan residents accused of financially exploiting senior citizens. The charges are a result of Project $CAMS (Stop Crimes Against Michigan Seniors), an initiative to protect nursing home residents from scams, misappropriation and embezzlement.
Operated by the Michigan Attorney General's office and the Office of Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, Project $CAMS uncovers potential financial exploitation by identifying nursing home residents with past due accounts. Since the project was announced in May 2008, 43 criminal cases have been filed.
"Seniors are among our most vulnerable residents when it comes to financial scams," Cox said. "By teaming with federal law enforcement, my office is holding accountable those who target our parents and grandparents."
Charges announced today include:
• Kevin Mark Crothers of Williamston, accused of embezzling his father's social security funds to play Keno, gambling away over $200,000 of his father's assets.
• Alice Faye Wells of Detroit, accused of cashing and pocketing her aunt's Social Security and pension checks over the course of three years.
• Tamara Lynne Hoppe of Interlochen, accused of selling a truck belonging to a resident of Kalkaska County Adult Foster Care Facility and pocketing the money.
• Kenneth Nicholas Nebor, Jr. of Prudenville, accused of using his elderly father's money to pay for his own expenses, including gas, groceries and phone bills.
• Luwillis Gibson, Jr. of Muskegon, accused of diverting and spending the Social Security and pension income of a Muskegon nursing home resident.
• Susan Mary Kubsch of Stevensville, accused of stealing Social Security and pension income from an elderly nursing home resident.
Project $CAMS currently protects seniors in over 250 nursing homes across 75 counties. The nursing home facilities participate by identifying residents who are behind in their payments and providing the Attorney General's office with relevant documentation. Nursing home arrearages as a result of thefts have been as high as $75,000. In the majority of the cases, the perpetrator was a relative.
Source: Michigan Attorney General
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