<div><p>On Wednesday, 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. </p><p>“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.”</p><p>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 3 and preliminary examination in this matter is scheduled for October 10. </p><p>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. </p></div>

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Nursing home manager charged with embezzling resident funds

On Wednesday, 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.