On Wednesday, Lisa Ludy, 54, of Macomb, was sentenced to 3 to 20 years’ incarceration on 18 felony counts for stealing from two vulnerable adults, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Ludy, who pled no contest in July 2024, was sentenced by Judge Julie Gatti in the 16th Judicial Circuit Court in Macomb County to:
- 3 to 20 years’ incarceration on two counts of Conducting a Criminal Enterprise;
- 3 to 15 years’ incarceration on one count of Embezzlement $50,000 to $100,000;
- 3 to 10 years’ incarceration on one count of Embezzlement $20,000 to $50,0000;
- 1 year incarceration on all other counts, which include six counts of Financial Transaction Device-Stealing/Retaining Without Consent, one count of Embezzlement From a Vulnerable Adult - $1,000 or More But Less Than $20,000, one count of Witness-Bribing/Intimidating/Interfering, two counts of Embezzlement $1,000 to $20,000, and four counts of Failure to File Tax Return.
As a condition of the plea agreement, Ludy agreed to pay total restitution of $187,827.96 to the victims. Ludy paid $17,000 in restitution for the victims prior to her sentencing.
“This sentence secures not only prison time but substantial restitution for the vulnerable adults who were exploited by the guardian and conservator they entrusted with their finances,” Nessel said. “My office remains committed to seeking justice for some of our state’s most vulnerable and providing pathways for them to recoup their stolen funds.”
In 2016, Ludy petitioned to have her company, Community Guardian Care, Inc., appointed as a guardian and conservator for one of two victims. Upon the appointment as guardian and conservator, Ludy used her position and company to steal over $100,000 from the victim, which she used to pay personal bills and funnel money to her family’s companies - Career Health Studies, Career Health Training Corporation, and Applewood Adult Foster Care Home. Ludy also intentionally concealed the money she took from the victim and failed to file income taxes from 2016 through 2019.
After Ludy was initially charged in 2022, a second victim reported that Ludy would not return his money. Ludy faced additional charges for stealing his Social Security income from his bank account by using his debit card to make numerous purchases and withdrawals from the account after she had already been removed as the victim’s guardian. Ludy also interfered with the victim and attempted to prevent and/or obstruct him from pressing charges and testifying in court against her.
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