Shandie Marie Lacsamana Rosete Gets 7 Years for Stealing $100,000 From Developmentally Disabled Adults and Blind Woman, 93


Shandie
Marie Lacsamana Rosete
, a former caretaker for developmentally disabled adults, was sentenced today to seven years in state prison for stealing more than $100,000 from her clients by writing checks from their accounts. The 34-year-old Placentia resident, who worked at the Orange County nonprofit Project Independence, pleaded guilty in August to four felony counts of caretaker theft from a dependent adult and a
sentencing enhancement for property loss over $100,000.
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According to prosecutors, Rosete will likely be ordered to pay more than $102,000 in restitution at a hearing scheduled for June 3, 2011.


It's bad enough that between January 2004 and December 2007, Rosete ripped off the developmentally disabled adults she'd been entrusted to help manage their money by setting up checking accounts, paying bills, writing checks and making deposits. But also among Rosete's victims was one of her 14 victims' 93-year-old,
nearly-blind aunt.


Asked to help the elderly woman with her finances, Rosete wrote 11 checks to herself or “cash” from
this victim's account.


Two developmentally disabled adults ripped off by Rosete gave victim impact statements at today's sentencing hearing saying they can no longer trust people because of the “caretaker.”

The Orange County District Attorney's Office statement on the sentencing follows:

November 19, 2010

FORMER CARETAKER SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING OVER $100,000 FROM DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS

*Also convicted of stealing from a 93-year-old nearly-blind aunt of another victim


SANTA ANA – A former caretaker for developmentally disabled adults was
sentenced today to seven years in state prison for stealing over
$100,000 from her clients by writing checks from their accounts. Shandie
Marie Lacsamana Rosete, 34, Placentia, pleaded guilty Aug. 4. 2010, to
four felony counts of caretaker theft from a dependent adult and a
sentencing enhancement for property loss over $100,000. In addition to
her prison sentence, Rosete is expected to be ordered to pay over
$102,000 in restitution at a restitution hearing on June 3, 2011.


Between January 2004 and December 2007, Rosete worked as a caretaker for
Project Independence, an Orange County non-profit that provides
employment and independent living services to developmentally disabled
adults. The defendant was entrusted to assist her adult clients with
managing their money by helping them to set up checking accounts, pay
bills, write checks, and make deposits.


Without the knowledge or consent of the victims, Rosete wrote 652 checks
to herself from the bank accounts of 14 developmentally disabled
adults. One of the 14 victims lived with her 93-year-old, nearly-blind
aunt. The 93-year-old woman asked Rosete for assistance with her
finances. Rosete also wrote 11 checks to herself or “cash” from this
victim's account.


The Anaheim and Garden Grove Police Departments began investigating the
theft after a relative complained to Project Independence that someone
was stealing from his developmentally disabled relative.


In September 2010, two victims in this case, both developmentally
disabled adults, gave victim impact statements to the court stating that
they felt they could no longer trust anyone because of the way Rosete
had betrayed them.


 Deputy District Attorney

Sean O'Brien of the White Collar Crime Team prosecuted this case.

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