PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - An Ocean Springs man’s former caretaker has pleaded not guilty to embezzling $91,000 from him.
The Sun Herald reports (https://bit.ly/2cBVfvH) a Jackson County grand jury indicted 28-year-old Ashley Bandyk, of Ocean Springs, in July.
Judge Dale Harkey has set a trial date of Nov. 16.
Court records show Ocean Springs police initially arrested Bandyk on a charge of exploitation of a vulnerable adult, but the grand jury charged her with embezzlement instead.
Police said the man hired Bandyk to help him with his daily routine and to take care of his finances because a medical condition prevented him from doing so.
Online jail records did not list an attorney for Bandyk.
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Information from: The Sun Herald, https://www.sunherald.com
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