A caretaker is facing charges after the Durham County Sheriff’s Office said she stole from a dying woman.
Durham investigators said the sheriff’s office received a call on July 13 from the family of Karen Rogers, who died in May.
Rogers’ family discovered that her home was missing items, including jewelry, medication and checks from her bank account. The missing checks also led deputies to discover that money was missing from her account.
The family believed that Rogers’ caretaker, Robertson, had removed the items and accessed the victim’s checking account while caring for their ailing mother.
Through the investigation, investigators determined that Robertson had used Rogers’ financial information to access her bank account, making several transactions totaling thousands of dollars.
Also, the sheriff’s office said Robertson applied for multiple credit accounts using the deceased victim’s financial information.
The sheriff’s office said that Robertson recently had similar charges in the city of Durham, where she was accused of felony larceny from a health care client.
Robertson posted a $5,000 bond and has been released.
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