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June 29, 2010
Missouri Nursing Home Bookkeeper Steals From Residents
Connie Jean Beckerman, a former bookkeeper at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Perryville, Missouri has pleaded guilty to stealing from the facility's residents.
Beckerman reportedly stole more than $14,500 between September 2006 and October 2007 by forging the nursing home administrator's signature on checks written for cash. Most of Beckerman's victims were Medicaid residents at the facility.
Beckerman pleaded guilty to one count each of forgery, stealing by deceit, and abuse of a person receiving health care funds by taking the funds. Her sentencing is set for August 13, 2010.
