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Nursing aide charged with stealing credit card from patient

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October 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former nursing aide at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City has been accused of stealing a credit card from a resident and spending more than $5,000 with it. The Sioux City Journal reports that 35-year-old Olibia Navarrette, who was a certified nursing assistant at the community, is charged with dependent adult abuse, theft, forgery and unauthorized use of a credit card over $1,000.

Woodbury County District Court documents say Navarrette took the credit card from the resident’s room around Sept. 2 and used it multiple times through Sept. 23. Prosecutors say Navarrette was seen on security cameras at various locations and signed the victim’s name on an electronic signature pad during at least one transaction. Her first court appearance is set for Nov. 19.