GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Three caregivers are facing charges for alleged elder abuse in Kent County.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the charges against the women on the same day as anElder Abuse Task Forcelistening tour at the Kent County Probate Court in Grand Rapids.
Kari Ann Yakes, 44, of Lake city is accused of embezzling between $1,000 and $20,000 from her father. The attorney general’s office says a Kent County probate court appointed her full guardian and conservator of her father in June 2018. Yakes is accused of taking advantage of her role by spending thousands of dollars on herself and her family members. If convicted on the embezzlement charge, she faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine or three times the amount embezzled, whichever is greater.
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