Jefferson City woman accused of stealing more than $52k from nursing home resident
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Jefferson City woman was charged with a pair of felonies on Thursday in Cole County after she allegedly stole $52,494.91 from a nursing home resident for nearly two years.
Amy Shoup was charged with financially exploiting an elderly person and misappropriating funds of an elderly nursing home resident. A warrant was issued and a $50,000 bond was set on Thursday. She was not listed on the Cole County Jail roster on Thursday evening.
The probable cause statement says Shoup had power of attorney over the victim and took $52,494.91 from the victim’s bank account between Aug. 26, 2024-June 1, 2026.
Shoup neglected to pay the victim’s nursing home bill and resulted in the victim owing the home $67,000 before it was sold and has a current outstanding balance of $16,000 to the new home, the statement says.
The victim did not give Shoup permission to use the money for anything else aside from care for the victim, the statement says. Bank records allegedly showed $82,594.91 was taken from the victim’s account, with only $30,000 going to the nursing home, court documents say.
“During a face-to-face interview, Amy L. Shoup admitted to having durable power of attorney over the victim and using the victim’s funds to help pay her own bills,” the Department of Social Services wrote in a probable cause statement. “Amy L. Shoup admitted to not paying the nursing home bill where the victim was living despite her fiduciary responsibility as durable power of attorney.”