Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

A.G. Schneiderman Announces Guilty Plea By Long Island Senior Center Aide For Attempting To Steal More Than $10k From An 88-Year-Old Woman In Her Care

Hauppauge - Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty plea of Stephanie Benodin, a former personal care assistant at The Tuttle Center, a life care retirement community that is part of The Amsterdam at Harborside in Port Washington, N.Y. She admitted that she took the victim's check out of her checkbook, signed the victim's name without permission or authority, made the check payable to Benodin's mother for $10,000 and deposited it into her mother's bank account. The check was returned for insufficient funds.

Read more on ag.ny.gov

Action Details

  • Date:February 6, 2014
  • Agency:New York Attorney General
  • Enforcement Types:
    • State Enforcement Agencies