South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Carla H. Finley, a 73-year-old resident of Union, South Carolina, on charges related to financial exploitation and breach of trust involving a vulnerable adult. The arrest was carried out by the Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) of the Attorney General’s Office. Finley was booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center on September 26, 2025.
According to investigators, Finley is accused of misusing or accessing funds and assets belonging to a vulnerable adult without authorization between June 22, 2024, and August 29, 2024. Authorities allege that she obtained $54,817.85 through unauthorized transactions while serving as the victim’s Power of Attorney. The alleged victim lived at Wesley Court Assisted Living Community in Boiling Springs during this period.
The case was referred to VAMPF by the South Carolina Long Term Care Ombudsman Appalachian Council of Government and will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office.
Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult is classified as a felony under South Carolina law and can result in up to five years in prison or a fine up to $5,000, or both upon conviction. Breach of Trust with fraudulent intent for amounts over $10,000 is also a felony and carries penalties of up to ten years in prison or a fine determined by the court.
VAMPF operates under federal regulations with authority over Medicaid provider fraud; abuse and neglect of Medicaid beneficiaries; and abuse, neglect, or exploitation occurring in assisted living facilities or nursing homes.
The South Carolina Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (operating as VAMPF) receives most of its funding—75 percent—from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through a grant totaling $2,889,252 for federal fiscal year 2025. The remaining funding comes from state sources amounting to $963,084 for that same period.
Attorney General Wilson stated: “All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.”
