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SC AG Announces Man Charged with Stealing Almost $15K from Nursing Home Resident

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Demetrias Antonio Roberts, 41 years old, of Irmo, South Carolina. Roberts was booked into the Lexington County Detention Center on February 19, 2026. An investigation by South Carolina’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud (VAMPF) unit concluded that, between July 18, 2025, and November 13, 2025, Demetrias Roberts knowingly and willfully exploited a vulnerable adult. Roberts improperly and unlawfully used the victim’s funds or assets for personal profit or benefit. While serving as the victim’s power of attorney, Roberts accessed the victim’s bank account to make unauthorized withdrawals and purchases totaling approximately $14,862.90. These transactions were for Roberts’ own use and provided no benefit to the victim. During the period of the alleged exploitation, the victim—legally classified as a vulnerable adult under South Carolina law—resided in a nursing home in Irmo, South Carolina.