Housekeeper charged, accused of stealing from assisted living residents

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– SC Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested a 30-year-old.

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A joint investigation by VAMPF and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office alleges that Cecily Haselden used her position as a housekeeper at an assisted living facility to knowingly and willfully exploit four of its vulnerable adult residents.

Investigators report that Haselden, who was employed at Rapha Residential Care is accused of taking the victims’ debit cards without permission and using them for personal purchases between the dates of August 2025 and January 2026.

The unauthorized transactions on each card totaled more than $500 within a six‑month period.

Also, the victims qualified as vulnerable adults under South Carolina law at the time of the alleged misconduct.

Haselden faces four counts of exploitation of a vulnerable adult, and four counts of financial transaction card fraud.