Nursing Home Employee Helps Herself to Resident's Checkbook
Natasha Petit-Homme, an admissions clerk at Woodlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, was arrested on June 25, 2009 for allegedly stealing over $2,300.
Petit-Homme is accused of stealing an elderly woman's checkbook and writing herself a check in the amount of $2,341. She deposited the money into her personal checking account. The victim did not give Petit-Homme permission to write a check nor did she have permission to cash the check.
Petit-Homme is charged with one count of exploitation of an elderly person, which is a third-degree felony. If she is convicted, she faces a fine of $5,000 and up to five years in prison.
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