Attorney General Alan Wilson announces arrest of Upstate woman for allegedly stealing $67,000 from nursing home resident

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Jeanna Avery Stronkowsky, 47 years old, of Greer, S.C., for allegedly stealing more than $67,000 from a nursing home resident. 

Stronkowsky faces the following charges:

• One count of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult (§ 43-35-85(D))
• One count of Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent, value $10,000 or more (§ 16-13-230(A))
• One count of Crimes Against a Federally Chartered or Insured Financial Institution (§ 34-3-110(A))

Stronkowsky was booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center on November 17, 2025.

A joint investigation conducted by VAMPF and the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office determined that, between August 5, 2024, and February 25, 2025, Jeanna Stronkowsky allegedly exploited her position as power-of-attorney for a vulnerable adult by stealing $67,082.44 from the victim’s bank account for her own personal benefit, with the intent to permanently deprive the victim of those funds.

Stronkowsky is also charged with knowingly devising and executing a scheme to obtain money from Truist Bank through false and fraudulent pretenses.

The victim, who qualifies as a vulnerable adult under South Carolina law, was a resident of a nursing care facility in Lyman, South Carolina, throughout the period of the alleged offenses.

South Carolina Felony Offenses and Penalties:

• Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult – Felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.
• Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent (value $10,000 or more) – Felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine in the discretion of the court.
• Crimes against a Federally Chartered or Insured Financial Institution – Felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.

This case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office.

Pursuant to federal regulations, VAMPF has authority over Medicaid provider fraud; abuse and neglect of Medicaid beneficiaries in any setting; and the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of individuals residing in assisted living facilities or nursing homes. 

Attorney General Wilson stressed that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.

The South Carolina Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, dba VAMPF, receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $2,964,287 for federal fiscal year 2026. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $988,096 for FFY 2026, is funded by South Carolina.