Seven individuals have been indicted in an alleged abuse scheme victimizing disabled adults in DeKalb County, state Attorney General Chris Carr announced Wednesday.
Three of those indicted operated homes for people with mental and physical disabilities, the attorney general said in a press release. The three – Eric West, Valerie West and Erica West – allegedly obtained control over the individuals’ finances and housed them in unsafe and unsanitary conditions.
The homes were infested with bedbugs and roaches and at times lacked electricity and hot water, Carr said.
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