- A Florida in-home nursing assistant is facing charges after opening a credit card in her patient's name.
- The local sheriff's office says Tiffany Acuna used the card to pay for cosmetic procedures.
Police arrested a Florida nursing assistant for opening up a credit card in the name of her 88-year-old Alzheimer patient to pay for multiple cosmetic procedures, officials said.
The woman, identified as Tiffany Acuna, 31, worked at American In-Home Care. She is facing charges of grand theft and using an ID without consent, according to the Volusia Sheriff's Office.
The patient and her husband unexpectedly received a $7,160.11 credit card bill in the mail at their Deltona, Florida home earlier this month, officials said.
According to the sheriff's office, an investigation revealed that Acuna used the card last November at Miami's Moon Plastic Surgery.
The police report stated that the plastic surgery she paid for included a "Brazilian butt lift" and arm liposuction, per the NBC affiliate WESH 2 News.
Acuna has denied the charges.
"When a detective contacted Acuna about the allegations via phone, she initially denied applying for a credit card in the victim's name and denied receiving cosmetic surgery," a statement from the sheriff's office said. "Acuna later contacted the victim's husband requesting a meeting to set up a repayment plan."
Acuna was detained by authorities when she arrived at the patient's house with $1,500 in cash on Thursday. She also had a loan contract in her possession but claimed the patient gave her the green light to open the account.
According to the Volusia Sheriff's Office, Acuna was suspended from her job. She was taken into custody and released on bail.