Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and Leon County Sheriff's Office Arrest Two for Neglect of an Elderly Adult

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that her Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, with the assistance of the Leon County Sheriff's Office, has arrested a Gadsden County resident and a Leon County resident on charges of neglect and failure to report neglect of a disabled, elderly adult. Staresa Smith allegedly neglected an elderly, disabled resident under her care at the McCauley Cluster, an Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled in Tallahassee. According to the investigation, Smith failed to provide proper supervision and care during the resident's bath, which resulted in the victim fracturing her hip. Lyasia Gilliam allegedly witnessed the incident and neither assisted the victim nor reported the incident.

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