Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Chesnee man charged with stealing more than $17,000 from assisted living 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 Floyd R. Blackley, 55 years old, of Chesnee, S.C. 

Blackley faces the following charges:

• One count of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult {§ 43-35-85(D)}
• One count of Obtaining Signature or Property by False Pretenses, value $10,000 or more {§ 16-13-240(1)}
• One count of Crimes Against a Federally Chartered or Insured Financial Institution {§ 34-3-110(A)}
• Two counts of Forgery, value less than $10,000 {§ 16-13-0010(A)}

Blackley was booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center on January 14, 2026.

A joint investigation by the Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) and the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office concluded that, from December 19, 2024, to April 21, 2025, Floyd Blackley knowingly and willfully engaged in the unlawful, unauthorized, and improper use of a vulnerable adult's funds or assets for his own profit or advantage.

Investigators allege that Blackley, through false pretenses or representations and with the intent to cheat and defraud the victim, gained access to and obtained funds from the victim's account, stealing approximately $17,185 in total.

Additionally, on two separate occasions, Blackley is accused of forging the victim's signature by endorsing loan checks in the amounts of $5,022.14 and $1,000, depositing these checks into the victim's bank account, and then withdrawing the funds for his personal use.

As part of the scheme, investigators further allege that Blackley knowingly devised and executed a plan to obtain money and funds owned or controlled by Bank of America through false or fraudulent pretenses.

During the period of the alleged misconduct, the victim—a vulnerable adult as defined under South Carolina law—resided at Magnolia Manor of Inman, an assisted living facility in Inman, South Carolina.

South Carolina 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.
• Obtaining Signature or Property by False Pretenses (value $10,000 or more) – Felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, a fine of not more than $500, or both.
• 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.
• Forgery, value less than $10,000 – Felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, a fine at the discretion of the court, 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.