A Baltimore woman was convicted on Friday of felony theft for stealing $5,000 from a hospice patient in 2025, according to the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office.
Defendant Shemera Dailey pleaded guilty to the felonies of theft, theft scheme, and obtaining property from a vulnerable adult.
Dailey was sentenced to three years in prison, with all but 100 days suspended, and three years of supervised probation for stealing $5,000 from a husband and wife while working as the wife’s in-home caretaker while she was in hospice care.
Farrah Champagne, Assistant State’s Attorney, prosecuted this case with the assistance of Franca Fauntleroy, Economic Crimes Unit investigator.
“This defendant abused the trust placed in her by a family during one of their most difficult times. Stealing from someone in hospice care is not only a felony, but it is also a deep betrayal of a vulnerable person and others who relied on the defendant to give compassionate care,” stated State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates.
Dailey worked as a caretaker for Loving Care Inc., and from May to June 2025, she worked as a home health care aide for a 90-year-old hospice patient who resided with her 94-year-old husband. The pair were vulnerable because of their deteriorating health.
On her first day working for the couple, Dailey grabbed a blank check for $1,800 and made it payable to Maybelle’s Catering LLC. The check was subsequently put in the defendant’s personal bank account.
Six days later, Dailey stole a second check and refilled it, making it payable to Maybelle’s Catering LLC for $1,200. The defendant’s bank records indicated that the check was then placed into her account.
A week later, she stole a third cheque, cashing it for $2000 and depositing it in her bank account. Following notice of the thefts, the bank reimbursed the full $5,000 to the accounts.
Dailey never had the couple’s permission to accept the money.
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