While a blind and deaf Joplin man was hospitalized with a stroke, his home health aide was helping herself to his money, according to a probable cause statement filed today in Jasper County Circuit Court.
The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney charged Tammy Delilah Poe (DOB 1959), Joplin, with financial exploitation of an elderly/disabled person, stealing and fraudulent use of a credit device, all felonies.
A warrant has been issued for her arrest with bond set at $15,000, cash only.
105 N Rangeline Rd advised she had a customer who had a large amount of money missing from his
account.
The victim Jesse Morris who is deaf and blind and requires in home health care had been brought to the bank by his current home health care aide Connie Nance. Morris with the help of Nance, advised that his previous home health aide Tammy Poe had used his debit card for several purchases and cash withdraws from local Walmarts with four of them being in the city limits of Joplin.
Morris advised that he had suffered a stroke in September of 2025 and requiring him to be in the hospital for several weeks. During that time period, Poe used Morris's debit card to make purchases at the Walmart locations a total of 51 transactions totaling $7219.62.
During the same dates, Poe also made 58 cash withdraws from the self checkout at the Walmart locations totaling $6100.00. Morris advised that he had given Poe permission to use the card to purchase groceries for him, but she had never asked her to get cash for him because he rarely needs cash. Evidence was received from Walmart Global Investigations that showed receipts and still shots of Poe using Morris's card between the dates of 9/25/2025 and 10/28/2025 to purchase items and receive cash back.
Several of the charges were on the same dates and within minutes of each other. Poe also used the card at multiple Walmart's in the city of Joplin on the same days. There was also documentation that showed Poe had also used Morris's debit card a the Walmart located in Webb City between 9/25/2025 and 10/28/2025 which was reported to the Webb City Police department.
Embezzlement only
ReplyDeleteThere should be a special hell for people who steal from the disabled and elderly. Maybe karma will render some of the thieves with worse health conditions, then the ones they are stealing from.
ReplyDeleteWell, it won't be their flesh that will be afflicted, but instead their spirit, and their soul...which some might hypothesize as being way way worse. Also. If these people have kids, there's a good chance that their lifestyles and morals are passed down hereditarily and they too will suffer the consequences of their actions.
DeleteWhat I don't understand is why did the bank let the amount get that high in the first place?
ReplyDeleteLike any thief / criminal, they do a little at a time. If they don't get caught they continue the con game. Unless you have several safeguards built into place the banks cannot review every transaction that occurs. Elders are especially vulnerable to being scammed and taken advantage of and abused. The question is if this gentlemen had children, siblings, or someone they entrusted - why weren't they trying to help him and reviewing and auditing things every month? If this women worked for an agency - they should have their employees bonded and should be financially responsible to reimburse him for this theft.
DeleteWhat a lowlife, Tammy Delilah Poe, to steal from an elderly blind and deaf man. She should get severe time in prison, not some slap on the wrist or probation - send her skank azz to PRISON -
ReplyDeleteIf you have Elderly Parents, Siblings, Friends - that are homebound or in Nursing Homes - Please try and keep them Safe and Protect them, Advocate for them, from thieves or anyone that might abuse or take advantage of them.
6:09 maybe this gentleman had no family. None are listed in this article. He was accompanied to the bank by another health care provider.
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