LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrests of two Columbia women in connection with the exploitation of a vulnerable adult and financial fraud.
Shakedda Monike Stokes, 44, and Lanautica Lashay Major, 27, were taken into custody and booked into the Lexington County Detention Center on Wednesday and Thursday.
Both women are charged with:
- Exploitation of a vulnerable adult
- Obtaining property under false pretenses ($2,000–$10,000)
- Criminal conspiracy
- Crimes against a federally chartered or insured financial institution
According to a joint investigation by the Attorney General’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit and the Lexington Police Department, Major and Stokes conspired to misuse the funds of a vulnerable adult between December 1, 2024, and January 21, 2025…