Two Massachusetts nursing home workers charged with stealing from bank accounts of residents

BOSTON – Two individuals have been indicted in connection with allegations they abused their positions as long-term care facility or nursing home employees to fraudulently access and steal from the bank accounts of nursing home residents, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.

Caroline Khan, 54, of Brighton, was indicted by a Norfolk County Grand Jury on one count of the charge of Larceny from a Person Over 60. Khan worked as a unit secretary at a long-term care facility in Brookline, and allegedly used her position to access an elderly resident’s checkbook and debit card. Khan then wrote a check for $2,000 to her husband and deposited it into his account, and later used the resident’s debit card to make over $3,000 in purchases from various businesses such as department stores, grocery stores, pet stores, coffee shops, and Lyft rides. This matter was referred for investigation by the Brookline Police Department and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Khan is set to be arraigned in Norfolk Superior Court on December 6.

Diamond Deshields, 27, of Pawtucket, RI was indicted by a Bristol County Grand Jury on one count of the charge of Larceny from a Person Over 60. The AG’s Office alleges that in 2020, while Deshields was working as a CNA at a long-term care facility in Attleboro, she used a nursing home resident’s debit card to withdraw $1,000 from his bank account without his permission. The resident, who was being cared for by Deshields, asked her to use his debit card to purchase snacks, and Deshields took advantage of the resident’s trust and stole from him. This matter was referred for investigation by the Attleboro Police Department and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Deshields is set to be arraigned in Bristol Superior Court on December 1.