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flag A South Carolina woman was sentenced to five years in prison for running an unlicensed care home where residents were locked in, denied food and medical care, and exposed to dangerous fumes.

flag Estelle Amelia Hutchinson, 53, of Orangeburg, South Carolina, was sentenced to five years in prison—three years to serve and three on probation—for operating an unlicensed care home and neglecting vulnerable adults from January 16 to February 15, 2024. flag Prosecutors said she locked residents in rooms, denying them food, medical care, clothing, and safe exits. flag A leaking gas heater caused dangerous fumes, prompting an emergency evacuation. flag Her co-conspirator, Tracy Timothy Wright, 52, was previously sentenced to three years in prison and two years of probation. flag The case was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Emily Klebar and investigated by the South Carolina Attorney General’s Vulnerable Adult and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit, funded by federal and state sources.

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