LANSING – Darius Nance, 33, of Redford, was arraigned before Magistrate Andra Richardson in the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Hills on one count of Embezzlement from a Vulnerable Adult – $1,000 or more but less than $20,000. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the charge yesterday. The charge carries a potential penalty of up to five years’ incarceration and/or a fine of $10,000 or three times the value of the money or property involved, whichever is greater.
An investigation conducted by the Attorney General revealed that Nance’s grandfather was admitted into the SKLD Bloomfield Hills nursing facility in October 2022. Nance was appointed his grandfather’s guardian by the Oakland County Probate Court on February 22, 2023. It is alleged that Nance failed to make any payments to the facility for his grandfather’s care after assuming guardianship and wrote numerous checks from his grandfather’s account for his own personal business dealings rather than for his grandfather's needs.
"Court-appointed guardians are entrusted with the vital responsibility of protecting our most vulnerable citizens,” Nessel said. “My office will continue to hold accountable those who use guardianships to unlawfully enrich themselves.”
Nance is next due in the 48th District Court on September 3 for a probable cause conference. The preliminary exam is set for September 9.
The Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division (HCFD) handled this case for the Department. The HCFD is Michigan's federally certified Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $5,541,992 for fiscal year 2024. The remaining 25%, totaling $1,847,326, is funded by the State of Michigan.
Please note: For all criminal proceedings, a criminal charge is merely an allegation. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The Department does not provide booking photos.
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