SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane police arrested a hospice facility caregiver Tuesday on charges she stole debit cards from dying patients and their visiting family members to buy lottery tickets.
Leena Anderson faces charges of second-degree identity theft, possession of stolen property and money laundering in connection with thefts at an unnamed Spokane hospice facility.
The Spokane Police Special Investigations Unit launched the investigation several weeks ago after learning of several related thefts from victims at the hospice facility. Investigators determined Anderson was the only employee working during the time frame when all three thefts happened…