A Spartanburg woman has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies following an investigation by the South Carolina Attorney General’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF). According to a statement from Attorney General Alan Wilson, Iyonah Breshea Bonds, 25, was taken into custody on August 25, 2025, and booked at the Spartanburg County Detention Center.
The charges against Bonds include Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult, Financial Transaction Card Fraud involving more than $500 in a six-month period, Financial Identity Fraud, and Crimes Against a Federally Chartered or Insured Financial Institution. The alleged offenses occurred between June 1 and December 31, 2024.
Investigators allege that Bonds misused funds and assets belonging to a vulnerable adult who lived at Bevid Place Assisted Living Facility in Spartanburg. It is claimed that she used the victim’s debit card information without consent to obtain money, goods, or services. Authorities also accuse Bonds of using the victim’s personal information—including name, address, and debit card number—to access financial resources for her own benefit. Additionally, it is alleged that she defrauded Bank of America by obtaining funds through false pretenses.
“This case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office,” Wilson said.
If convicted on all counts, Bonds faces several potential penalties: up to five years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine for Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult; up to five years in prison and/or a fine between $3,000 and $5,000 for Financial Transaction Card Fraud; up to ten years in prison and/or fines at the court’s discretion for Financial Identity Fraud; and up to five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine for Crimes Against a Federally Chartered or Insured Financial Institution.
VAMPF holds authority over cases involving Medicaid provider fraud as well as abuse or exploitation of individuals residing in assisted living facilities or nursing homes under federal regulations.
Attorney General Wilson emphasized due process rights: “All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.”
The South Carolina Medicaid Fraud Control Unit—operating as VAMPF—receives most of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $2.89 million for fiscal year 2025. The remaining quarter comes from state sources totaling about $963 thousand for that same period.
