MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis caregiver employed at a group home was arrested after allegedly abusing a vulnerable male adult.
Queen Ester Reese, 74, was booked into the Shelby County Jail on a $2,500 bond December 2.
Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division began investigating Reese in November after receiving information from Adult Protective Services.
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During the investigation, agents said they concluded that Reese was responsible for the physical and emotional abuse of the victim in her care, who was a TennCare patient.
Reese has been released from jail after posting bail. She is expected to appear in court Thursday at 9 a.m…