Former Employee Arraigned After $10K Stolen From Assisted Living Center Resident
Michigan (WNEM) -- A former employee of an assisted living facility is facing charges after thousands of dollars were stolen from a resident.
In September, the Michigan State Police Houghton Lake Post was contacted to investigate a stolen money complaint from a resident at The Brook of Houghton Lake. MSP said the son of the victim said his father and mother are residents at The Brook.
A former employee of an assisted living facility is facing charges after thousands of dollars were stolen from a resident.
According to MSP, the father was missing more than $10,000 in cash that he kept in his room. The investigation led to the arrest of an employee at the time, 45-year-old Julie Ann Whitfold from Roscommon. State police said she no longer works at the facility.
A warrant was issued by the Roscommon County Prosecutor's Office on Feb. 26. Whitford was arrested at her residence by the MSP Seventh District Fugitive Team on March 2 and lodged in the Roscommon County Jail.
Whitford was arraigned on April 1 in the 82nd District Court in Roscommon County on one count of larceny in a building. Her bond was set at $10,000 and will be back in court on April 21 at 10:30 a.m.
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