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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina °µÍø½ûÇø General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Jannie C. Johnson, 74 years old, of Camden, S.C., for Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult {43-35-0085 (D)} and Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent, value $10,000 or more. Johnson was booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center on January 3, 2025.

An investigation by VAMPF and the Sumter Police Department revealed that, between June 22, 2023 and March 21, 2024, Johnson is alleged to have knowingly made unlawful and unauthorized use of the funds and assets of a vulnerable adult. Specifically, it is alleged that Johnson, while entrusted as the victim’s power of attorney, converted $75,000.00 of the victim’s funds for her own personal use. The victim, a vulnerable adult under South Carolina law, resided at Wildewood Downs Assisted Living Facility in Columbia at the time of the alleged misconduct. 

This case will be prosecuted by the °µÍø½ûÇø General’s Office. 

Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult is a felony and, upon conviction, has a penalty of up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000, or both. Breach of Trust, value $10,000 or more is a felony and, upon conviction, has a penalty of up to 10 years in prison or a fine at the discretion of the court. 

Pursuant to federal regulations, VAMPF has authority over Medicaid provider fraud; abuse and neglect of Medicaid beneficiaries in any setting; and the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of individuals residing in assisted living facilities or nursing homes. 

°µÍø½ûÇø General Wilson stressed all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.

The South Carolina Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, dba VAMPF, receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $2,889,252 for federal fiscal year 2025. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $963,084 for FFY 2025, is funded by South Carolina.