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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.
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.
Prosecutors said she locked residents in rooms, denying them food, medical care, clothing, and safe exits.
A leaking gas heater caused dangerous fumes, prompting an emergency evacuation.
Her co-conspirator, Tracy Timothy Wright, 52, was previously sentenced to three years in prison and two years of probation.
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.
Una mujer de Carolina del Sur fue sentenciada a cinco años de prisión por administrar un hogar de ancianos sin licencia donde los residentes estaban encerrados, se les negaba comida y atención médica, y estaban expuestos a vapores peligrosos.