Caretaker Kimalika Smith accused of cheating elderly man out of $40K

Aug 14, 2016 - 08:16
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Caretaker Kimalika Smith accused of cheating elderly man out of $40K
Kimalika Aaesha Smith

- Police say a Union City woman has been arrested after she was accused of cheating an 83-year-old man out of nearly $40,000. 

The DeKalb County District Attoey's Office said Kimalika Aaesha Smith was hired as an in-home caretaker for James Harte. 

Smith is accused of using Harte's credit cards 67 times to make unauthorized purchases and cash advances, totaling $39,095.76.

She has been charged with three counts of exploitation of an elder person and six counts of identity fraud.

”It’s absolutely unconscionable that this woman would so blatantly take advantage of a man she was supposed to be taking care of, said DeKalb County District Attoey Robert James. ”We all have a responsibility to protect the most vulnerable members of our community."

Smith was arrested in June and released the next day on bond. She's currently awaiting trial.

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