Lynchburg Woman Sentenced in Assisted Living ID Theft Scam

Posted on Sep 28, 2009

48 year old nurse Karen Jones of Lynchburg was sentenced to 34 months in federal prison for participating in a scheme to steal the identities of nine elderly patients she cared for. Jones worked at two locations: The Oaks Assisted Living Facility and Avante Assisted Living Facility in Lynchburg. She then used the stolen identities to open credit accounts at department stores and to purchase cell phones and cable TV.

The United States Secret Service investigated the case against Jones’ for the actions that occurred from April 2007 to November 2008. Jones pleaded not guilty earlier this year to the charges against her, but recently changed her plea to guilty, confirmed U.S. Attorney Julia Dudley in a statement released following the sentencing hearing.

Assistant United States Attorney Charlene Day prosecuted the case where Jones was charged with three counts of identity theft, two counts of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud, and one count of forging endorsement on a United States Treasury check. One of her victims was a 99 year old whose stimulus check thumb print matched Jones’ print.

Another victim is the mother of Norman Moon, a U.S. District Court Judge who regularly hears Lynchburg cases. Following her incarceration, Jones will face two years supervised release along with being ordered to pay restitution of $9,132 and $800 in special assessment fees.

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