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Home Health Aide Accused Of ID Theft On L.I.

LIDO BEACH, NY (WCBS 880) - Police say 26-year-old Cheryl Plummer of Jamaica, Queens was hired as a home health aide for a 94-year-old man on Long Island.

LISTEN: WCBS 880's Sophia Hall reports

But, authorities say, as she was in the victim's Lido Beach home, she stole his Social Security number and debit card information.

Plummer is accused of then using that information to pay her bills, including a number of New York City parking tickets.

Plummer turned herself into police after another home care attendent discovered the thefts.

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