MAY 05, 2022

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Florence woman arrested for fraud & exploiting assisted living residents

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Regan Simone Carter, 57 years old, of Florence, S.C., on two counts of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult {43-35-0085 (D)} and two counts of Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent, value of $10,000 or more {16-13-230 (B)(3)}.   Carter was booked into the Florence County Detention Center on May 4, 2022.

An SCMFCU investigation revealed that between the dates of September 1, 2018, and November 30, 2021, Carter had power of attorney for the two victims and willfully made, with fraudulent intent, unlawful and improper use of the victims’ funds and assets. During the time of the alleged misconduct both victims, vulnerable adults under South Carolina law, resided at Elmcroft Assisted Living in Florence, which referred this matter to the Attorney General for investigation.

Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult is a felony with penalties of up to five years in prison, a fine up to $5,000, or both. Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent, value $10,000 or more is also a felony and, upon conviction, has a penalty of up to 10 years in prison or a fine at the discretion of the court.

According to federal regulations, the SCMFCU 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 SCMFCU receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $1,927,636 for Federal fiscal year 2022. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $642,544 for FY 2022, is funded by South Carolina.

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