CAREGIVERS INDICTED, CHARGED WITH NEGLECT OF VULNERABLE ADULT

An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Medicaid Fraud Control Division into reports of neglect involving a vulnerable adult has resulted in the arrest of two caregivers.

In March, after receiving a referral from Adult Protective Services, special agents began investigating an allegation of neglect involving a vulnerable adult in Elizabethton. During the investigation, agents determined that on March 17th, Kwabena Kwakye, while employed as a caregiver, was involved in a vehicle crash with the victim and left the scene of the incident to evade authorities....