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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – ²¥²¥Ó°Ôº General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Shanna V. Brown, 43 years old, of Camden, S.C., for Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult {43-35-0085 (D)} and Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent, value $10,000 or more {16-13-0230(A)}. Brown was booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center on May 5, 2025.

A VAMPF investigation found that between May 19, 2023, and October 21, 2024, Brown allegedly misused the funds and assets of a vulnerable adult with fraudulent intent. As the victim’s power of attorney, Brown is accused of unlawfully converting over $10,000 of the victim’s assets for her own personal use. The victim, a vulnerable adult under South Carolina law, resided at White Oak Manor in Columbia, S.C., at the time of the alleged misconduct. 

White Oak Manor referred this case to VAMPF and 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. Breach of Trust, value $10,000 or more, is a felony and, upon conviction, has a penalty of up to 10 years in prison or a fine at the discretion of the court. 

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 that 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.