一名南卡罗来纳州妇女因经营一家没有许可证的护理之家而被判处5年监禁,那里的居民被锁在里面,得不到食物和医疗服务,并面临危险的烟雾。 A South Carolina woman was sentenced to five years in prison for running an unlicensed care home where residents were locked in, denied food and medical care, and exposed to dangerous fumes.

2024年1月16日至2月15日, 南卡罗来纳州Orangeburg53岁的Estelle Amelia Hutchinson因经营一家没有执照的护理院和忽视弱势成人,被判处五年监禁——三年服刑,三年缓刑。 Estelle Amelia Hutchinson, 53, of Orangeburg, South Carolina, was sentenced to five years in prison—three years to serve and three on probation—for operating an unlicensed care home and neglecting vulnerable adults from January 16 to February 15, 2024. 检察官说,她把居民锁在房间里,不让他们得到食物、医疗、衣物和安全出口。 Prosecutors said she locked residents in rooms, denying them food, medical care, clothing, and safe exits. 漏气气体加热器造成危险的烟雾,引发紧急疏散。 A leaking gas heater caused dangerous fumes, prompting an emergency evacuation. 她的共同同谋Tracy Timothy Wright,52岁,曾被判处三年监禁和两年缓刑。 Her co-conspirator, Tracy Timothy Wright, 52, was previously sentenced to three years in prison and two years of probation. 该案件由助理总检察长Emily Klebar起诉,由南卡罗来纳州总检察长弱势成人和医疗援助提供人欺诈小组调查,该单位由联邦和州来源资助。 The case was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Emily Klebar and investigated by the South Carolina Attorney General’s Vulnerable Adult and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit, funded by federal and state sources.