A Lake Worth Beach caregiver who exploited an elderly client is headed to state prison. The 42-year-old pleaded guilty Tuesday in Palm Beach County court and was sentenced to five years behind bars for financial crimes tied to her former patient. She will also serve four years of probation after her release and received credit for 295 days already spent in county jail.
According to WPBF, prosecutors said Nerlande Charles pleaded guilty to exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult, fraudulent use of personal identification information of a dead victim and money laundering. Investigators and court records allege Charles made unauthorized transactions on the victim’s accounts before the woman died and used the victim’s cards for luxury and retail purchases,…..