David Mumley, a former caregiver from Vermont, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to charges including neglect of a vulnerable adult, voyeurism, and health care fraud. The Vermont Attorney General's Office announced the sentencing, which took place in Vermont Superior Court, Franklin Criminal Division.
From December 2020 to February 2022, Mumley, 32, lived in Swanton, Vermont but now resides in Florida. During this period, he was employed by Vermont Medicaid and Champlain Community Services (CCS) to care for a severely disabled adult at his home. An investigation by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU) revealed evidence of severe neglect, as well as other offenses.
In early 2022, a visitor reported to CCS case supervisors that Mumley's care conditions were inadequate. The investigation showed Mumley kept the person in unsanitary conditions, with exposure to feces, regurgitation, insects, and surrounded by waste. These went alongside photographs of the adult that Mumley had taken, showing them in various states of nudity and distress. Additionally, Mumley fraudulently billed Medicaid for services not rendered. His communications with his spouse also included derogatory language towards the victim.
The vulnerable adult was removed from Mumley's home and has since recovered. The case also coincided with prosecutions against other caregivers involved, including Nicholas and Krystal Grenier, who pled guilty to neglect in October 2023.
At the hearing, Superior Court Judge Michael S. Kupersmith sentenced Mumley to 24 months in custody, though the term was suspended in favor of a five-year probation. He must also pay a $5,000 fine and Medicaid restitution, alongside a lifetime ban from Medicaid service roles.
Funding for the MFRAU's operations comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the State of Vermont.