A Chattanooga caregiver is facing financial exploitation charges after allegedly using a vulnerable adult’s bank card for $25,000 in purchases.
Jaliyah Truss, a 29-year-old caregiver with TennCare’s Choices program, was indicted May 28 by a Hamilton County grand jury, according to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation press release.
Truss was charged with one count of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult, one count of credit card fraud and one count of forgery, the release said.
In January, agents with TBI’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division followed a referral from the Department of Disability and Aging. Truss allegedly used a victim’s bank card to make more than $25,000 in unauthorized, personal purchases from August to November 2024.
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Truss was booked Tuesday into the Hamilton County Jail on a $40,000 bond, according to the release.
Tennessee’s Choices program provides in-home or nursing facility services for adults 65 and older and adults with physical disabilities who are eligible for needed long-term services and supports.
— Compiled by Kiara Green