Posted On: September 18, 2008 by David W. Terry

Mississippi Nursing Home Employee Defrauds Resident

Hattie Baldwin, 49, was arrested on September 15, 2008 by investigators with the Attorney General's office. She has been indicted by the Hinds County grand jury on a charge of fraud against a nursing home resident. She is charged with forgery in the amount of $1,500.00. Her victim? A resident of a Madison nursing home, whom she did not even know. If Baldwin is convicted, she faces a prison sentence between two and ten years. She could also face a fine of $10,000 or face both a fine and a prison sentence.