South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) and the Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Drug Control have arrested Erin Homan, 34 years old, of Murrells Inlet, S.C., on two counts of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult {43-35-0085 (D)}, and two counts of Theft of a Controlled Substance, First Offense {44-53-0365(A). Homan was booked into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center on March 18, 2025.
These charges stem from Homan’s conduct while employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at Angel Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Myrtle Beach on October 23, 2024. Investigators from VAMPF and the DPH Bureau of Drug Control allege that Homan, while performing her duties as an LPN, stole a quantity of Tramadol, a schedule IV controlled substance, belonging to two residents of the facility. It is further alleged that Homan unlawfully obtained the Tramadol for her own personal use and deprived the two vulnerable adult residents of their prescribed medication.
This case was referred to investigators by Angel Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which cooperated fully with investigators. This case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office.
Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult is a felony and, upon conviction, has a penalty of up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000, or both. Theft of a Controlled Substance, First Offense, is a felony and, upon conviction, has a penalty of up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.
Pursuant to federal regulations, VAMPF has authority over Medicaid provider fraud; abuse and neglect of Medicaid beneficiaries in any setting; and the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of individuals residing in assisted living facilities or nursing homes.
Attorney General Wilson stressed all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.
The South Carolina Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, dba VAMPF, receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $2,889,252 for federal fiscal year 2025. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $963,084 for FFY 2025, is funded by South Carolina.
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