Pennsylvania Nursing Assistant Guilty in Identity Theft Scheme
Jennifer Ann Antonelli picked the wrong nursing home resident to finance her lifestyle.
Antonelli, 28, is a former employee at Andorra Woods Health Care Center in Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania. Antonelli, a nursing assistant, stole a check from a resident's room and began drawing on his checking account to pay household bills such as cable television, PECO Energy, telephone, and credit card bills. In fact, she managed to steal a total of $17,090.17 during the ten month scam. Authorities were alerted when a family member noted that money was missing from the man's account and called police.
Antonelli opened a checking account in her boyfriend's name and paid the bills. She also opened a Capital One account under her ten year old daughter's name and named her boyfriend as an additional accountholder.
Antonelli has pled guilty and faces seven to ten years in prison. She is currently out on bail awaiting sentencing.
