An Irmo woman has been arrested and charged after financial assets belonging to a vulnerable adult were taken.

Rose Sherrie Davis, 64, of Lexington County has been charged with exploitation of a vulnerable adult (one count), financial identity fraud (one count), financial transaction card fraud (two counts valued more than $500 in a six-month period) and breach of trust with fraudulent intent (one count), according to a release from the Office of Attorney General Alan Wilson of South Carolina.

“An investigation by [Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud] revealed that, between November 10, 2021 and April 29, 2022, Davis is alleged to have knowingly made unlawful and unauthorized use of the funds and assets of a vulnerable adult. Specifically, it is alleged that Davis, while being entrusted as the victim’s power-of-attorney, used the personal identifying information to access the victim’s bank accounts and converted $102,109.04 of the victim’s money for her own personal use,” according to the release. “It is also alleged that Davis, with the intent to defraud, obtained and used two debit cards belonging to the victim to make charges of over $500 in a six-month period.”

The victim was a resident of NHC Healthcare West Ashley in Charleston and is a vulnerable adult under state law.

Davis was booked into the Charleston County Detention Center on Sept. 20.

“Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult is a felony and, upon conviction, has a penalty of up to five years in prison, a fine not exceeding $5,000, or both,” according to the release. “Breach of Trust value more than $10,000 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. Financial Transaction Card Fraud, value more than $500 in a six-month period is a felony and, upon conviction, has a penalty of up to five years in prison, a fine of not less than $3,000, or both. Financial Identity Fraud is a felony and, upon conviction, has a penalty of up to ten years in prison, a fine at the discretion of the court, or both.”