RI Woman Stole More Than $220K From Worcester Rest Home: AGO

WORCESTER, MA — A woman pleaded guilty to stealing more than $220,000 from a rest home in Worcester, the Massachusetts Attorney General's office announced on Friday.

Luzia Wade, 45, was accused of being involved in a scheme to steal more than $220,000 from the Donna Kay Rest Home on Marble Street in Worcester and its elderly residents.

Wade, who is from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, deposited hundreds of thousands of dollars belonging to the rest home and over 40 of its residents into her personal bank account sometime between June 2018 and May 2021, according to the Attorney General's Office.

She was also accused of forging residents' signatures and failing to report the money as income on her state tax returns.

The Attorney General's Office said Wade spent the money on personal items, including designer purchases at Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Burberry.

In June 2024, Wade had been indicted on four counts of Larceny Over $250 from a Person 60 Years or Older or Disabled, four counts of Larceny Over $1,200, two counts of Forgery, one count of False Entry in Corporate Books and one count of Tax Evasion.

Wade was sentenced to two and a half years in the House of Correction and five years' suspension.

She was also ordered to pay $220,948 in restitution and to have no contact with the victims or the rest home. Wade is also not allowed to work with people over 60 years old and must refrain from any future healthcare work, the AGO said.

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