Attorney General Alan Wilson announces arrest of woman accused of stealing from Upstate 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 Suzanne Michelle Premont, 57 years old, of Woodlawn, Virginia. 

Premont faces the following charges:

• One count of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult (§ 43-35-85(D))
• One count of Obtaining Signature or Property under False Pretenses, value $2,000 or less (§ 16-13-240(3))

Premont was booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center on December 23, 2025.

An investigation conducted by VAMPF revealed allegations that between January 17, 2024, and February 2, 2024, Suzanne Premont knowingly and willfully made unlawful, unauthorized, or improper use of a vulnerable adult's funds or assets for her own profit or advantage. Specifically, it is alleged that Premont obtained approximately $600 from the victim's personal bank account after resigning from her role as the victim's caretaker.

During the period of the alleged offenses, the victim—designated as a vulnerable adult under South Carolina law—resided at Lake Emory Post Acute Care and Magnolia Manor, both assisted living facilities located in Spartanburg County.

 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 $2,000 or less) – Misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.

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 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.