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Nurse Accused Of Stealing From Elderly, Disabled

POSTED: 6:11 pm EST January 14, 2008
UPDATED: 6:26 pm EST January 14, 2008

A nurse who was supposed to be taking care of the elderly and disabled is now charged with victimizing them.

Last month investigators said Peggy Respass used credit card numbers belonging to some of her patients and said they were looking into more cases. On Monday they announced charges have been filed in four cases.

Eyewitness News spoke with one of Respass’ former clients on Monday.

Police said the in-home health care worker was hired to take care of Rosa McNeil and then tried to take her money. McNeil lost her eyesight to a tumor when she was just seven months old and over the last several years she’s lost her ability to care for herself.

Mary Joyner, McNeil’s sister, discovered the theft when she went to pay McNeil’s bills. She found a check for $500 had been stolen and cashed.

Police say Respass took McNeil’s money and also stole from three others, including a woman who is 87 years old and one who is 100.

No one answered at Repass’ home Monday afternoon. Soon police will be looking for her too.


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