Aide accused of bilking nursing home resident

TULSA — A former nurse aid of a Collinsville nursing home allegedly used a resident's debit card to expense purchases at retailers, fast food restaurants and at least one ATM withdrawal, amounting to at least $2,300.

Tracy Lynn Borman, 41, of Mannford allegedly used the debit card from November 2016 to February 2017 while employed at North County Nursing and Rehabilitation in Collinsville, according to a probable cause affidavit. Borman worked there from September 2016 through the following February.

A resident of the nursing and rehab center reportedly authorized Borman for the sole purpose of purchasing e-cigarette supplies for the resident, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Borman allegedly used the card to make purchases at fast food restaurants and big box stores. She also allegedly used the debit card to pay for services at an electric cooperative and an orthopedic office, according to the affidavit.

The nursing home alerted the resident to the financial issues in February when attempting to withdraw the resident's monthly payment. Borman allegedly drained the account of about $2,300.

Administrators at the nursing home alerted law enforcement after discovering the alleged unauthorized use of the nursing home resident's money.

Witnesses told investigators that Borman "seemed to have financial issues." She reportedly asked co-workers for money for gas, shoes and Halloween costumes and candy for her children, according to the affidavit.

Borman is charged with one count of engaging in a pattern of criminal offenses and four counts of financial exploitation by a caretaker, according to charges filed Oct. 30 by Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter.

Hunter said senior citizens are "some of the most vulnerable citizens."

“It is disheartening when someone who is charged with taking care of elderly citizens is accused of betraying them by stealing their money,” Hunter said in a prepared statement. “My office remains committed to holding accountable those who defraud the elderly or any other citizen in the state."

A Tulsa County judge issued a $20,000 arrest warrant for Borman. As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, Borman had not been arrested.