A 23-year-old in-home caregiver is accused of using a vulnerable adult’s debit cards to pay for things for herself, according to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office.
Kennedy Jordan Hopkins was arrested by the attorney general’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud (VAMPF) unit. She was booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center on Monday, Nov. 9.
Investigators said Hopkins was working as an in-home caregiver for a Medicaid beneficiary who lived in Spartanburg County. Between July 7 and Nov. 3, 2025, she is accused of using two of the person’s debit cards without their knowledge or permission to get money, goods and services.
Officials said losses on one card were under $500, while charges on the second card went over $500. Investigators also accuse Hopkins of getting money from Founders Federal Credit Union under false pretenses.
She is charged with financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult, two counts of financial transaction card fraud, and a crime against a federally chartered or insured financial institution.
The victim qualified as a vulnerable adult under South Carolina law at the time, officials said. VAMPF and the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case together.
Charges are accusations. Hopkins is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Source: FOX Carolina, WYFF
