South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Shakedda Monike Stokes, 44 years old, and Lanautica Lashay Major, 27 years old, both of Columbia, SC. Major and Stokes were charged with Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult, Crimes against a Federally Chartered or Insured Financial Institution, Obtaining Signature or Property under False Pretenses, value more than $2,000 but less than $10,000, and Criminal Conspiracy. Major and Stokes were both booked into the Lexington County Detention Center on October 1, 2025, and October 2, 2025, respectively. A joint investigation by VAMPF and the Lexington Police Department revealed that, between December 1, 2024, and January 21, 2025, Major and Stokes knowingly conspired to make unlawful and unauthorized use of funds and assets of a vulnerable adult victim. Major, employed as a caregiver at Oakleaf Village in Lexington, SC, and Stokes are accused of unauthorized use of the victim’s credit card to conduct fraudulent financial transactions. They allegedly obtained the victim’s bank account information and misused funds held by First Citizens Bank, a federally chartered institution, through false pretenses or misrepresentations, intending to defraud the victim for personal gain. The victim, classified as a vulnerable adult under South Carolina law, resided at Oakleaf Village during the alleged misconduct.