Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Union woman charged with stealing more than $54,000 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 Carla H. Finley, 73 years old, of Union, S.C. for Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult {43-35-0085 (D)} and Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent, value $10,000 or more {16-13-0230(A)}. Finley was booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center on September 26, 2025.

A VAMPF investigation determined that, between June 22, 2024, and August 29, 2024, Finley allegedly knowingly and willfully misused or without authorization accessed funds, assets, or Power of Attorney belonging to a vulnerable adult for personal gain. Investigators claim Finley obtained $54,817.85 through unauthorized transactions. As the victim’s Power of Attorney, Finley is accused of converting the victim’s funds and assets for her own use. The victim, classified as a vulnerable adult under South Carolina law, resided at Wesley Court Assisted Living Community in Boiling Springs, S.C., during the alleged misconduct.

The South Carolina Long Term Care Ombudsman Appalachian Council of Government referred the case to VAMPF, and it will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office.

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

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 $2,889,252 for federal fiscal year 2025. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $963,084 for FFY 2025, is funded by South Carolina.