Macomb home health care worker charged with financial exploitation of the elderly

Macomb home health care worker charged with financial exploitation of the elderly by KHQA Newsdesk Posted: 11.17.2014 at 10:04 AM

KHQA Newsdesk read more » Become a Fan Follow Us Subscribe KHQA's feed Read more:  Local, State, Crime, Health, Community, News, Legal, A Macomb Woman was Arrested, Mcdonough County Sheriff's Office, Shiela Owens, Charged with Financial Exploitation of the Elderly, Detectives Investigated Large Amounts of Money being Paid to Owens, 89 Year Old Client She was Providing Home Health Care for in Rural Macomb, Owens is Accused of Exerting Unauthorized Control over at Least Seventy Eight Thousand Dollars, Financial Exploitation of the Elderly, Accused of Taking Money from Elderly Share on favoritessave send print

0 30412  / McDonough County Jail MACOMB, ILL. -- A Macomb woman was arrested Nov. 14 after an investigation by the McDonough County Sheriff's Office. Shiela L. Owens, 61, was charged with financial exploitation of the elderly. The sheriff's office reports that the warrant was issued after detectives investigated large amounts of money being paid to Owens by an 89-year-old client she was providing home health care for in rural Macomb. Owens is accused of exerting unauthorized control over at least $78,000 during a two and a half year time period, the sheriff's office said. Owens was released from the McDonough County Jail after posting $10,000 bond. The investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be filed, the sheriff's office reports.