California Nursing Home Intern Arrested in Identity Theft Probe
Ratoni Brown, 28, was an intern at Kaweah Manor Convalescent Hospital in Visalia, California. A student at Sacramento Junior College, Burger Rehabilitation Services placed her at the facility.
Brown and her boyfriend, Paul Lopez, were arrested recently on charges of possession of stolen property, financial elder abuse, identity theft, and burglary. While an intern at the facility, Brown allegedly stole the names, birth dates, and social security number of facility residents. Her boyfriend is accused of using the information to obtain credit cards and loans on the internet.
The scheme came to the attention of postal inspectors and police during the identity theft investigation as several of the victims were residents of Kaweah Manor Convalescent Hospital.
Police are investigating how Brown passed a background check, as she was out on bail for robbery in Sacramento.
