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LANSING – Today, Alex Ambrose, 27, of Southfield, was arraigned in 37th District Court in Warren for allegedly embezzling over $7,000 from eight vulnerable adults between September 2023 and January 2024, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The former manager with Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation Center of Warren is charged with four counts of Embezzlement from a Vulnerable Adult $1,000 or more, but less than $20,000, a 5-year felony, and five counts of Embezzlement from a Vulnerable Adult $200 or more, but less than $1,000, a 1-year misdemeanor, for allegedly acquiring $7,792 in checks from nursing home residents and then depositing into his personal accounts.
“Using a position of trust and authority to steal from vulnerable adults is reprehensible,” said Nessel. “Such behavior has consequences, and my office will work to make sure perpetrators are held accountable.”
Ambrose was arraigned in the 37th District Court before Judge Michael Chupa and released on a $20,000 cash or surety bond. Ambrose is next due in court on October 3rd, and preliminary examination in this matter is scheduled for October 10, 2024.
The Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division (HCFD) handled this case for the Department. The HCFD is the federally certified Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for Michigan, and it receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $5,541,992 for the fiscal year 2024. The remaining 25%, totaling $1,847,326 is funded by the State of Michigan.
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Please note: For all criminal proceedings, a criminal charge is merely an allegation. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The Department does not provide booking photos.
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