Florida nurse accused of defrauding Alzheimer’s patient of more than $7,000 to pay for plastic surgery – including a Brazilian buttock lift – is arrested after showing up at the 88-year-old’s home
- Tiffany Acuna, 31, allegedly stole $7,000 from an 88-year-old Alzheimer’s patient after opening a credit card in her name
- The nurse used the money to pay for several plastic surgeries, including a ‘Brazilian butt lift’
- She faces charges of fraud and grand larceny after a month-long investigation led to her arrest Friday
A Florida nurse has been accused of stealing the identity of an 88-year-old Alzheimer’s patient to pay for more than $7,000 in plastic surgery.
Tiffany Acuna, 31, allegedly opened a credit card under the elderly victim’s name before using it to pay for several procedures, including a “Brazilian butt lift,” according to WESH2.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said it had opened an investigation after the victim received a surprise credit card bill on April 4. The department announced Acuna’s arrest Friday, charging her with fraud and grand larceny, which are felonies.
Acuna, aka Tiffany Kent, allegedly contacted the victim’s husband during the investigation and asked him to agree to a repayment plan “to avoid criminal charges.”
Tiffany Acuna, 31, pictured, is charged with fraud and grand larceny
The 31-year-old is said to have paid for several cosmetic surgeries at Moon Plastic Surgery in Miami in November 2022.
Shortly afterward, the victim’s husband alerted police that his wife may have stolen her identity when they received a $7,160 credit card charge, officials said.
When police discovered Acuna’s name on the transaction, she initially denied applying for the credit card or having plastic surgery when officers contacted her.
She then contacted the victim’s husband and reportedly requested a payment plan, which would see her repay $1,000 per month until the money was repaid to avoid any criminal charges being filed against her.
The nurse also reportedly urged the victim’s husband to sign a loan agreement.
However, when she arrived at the elderly couple’s home Thursday morning with the contract and $1,500 in cash, she was taken into custody waiting for the deputies and detectives.
The nurse was arrested by waiting officers after she tried to return the stolen money in a payment plan to the victim’s husband
Police said they later claimed to detectives that the victim gave her permission to use her identity to pay for cosmetic surgery.
Acuna worked as a nurse for American In-Home Care, but was suspended on April 4 after authorities opened an investigation into her activities.
She is currently charged with grand larceny and fraudulent use of ID without the consent of a victim aged 60 or older.
Acuna was booked into Volusia County Branch Jail on Thursday and released after posting $10,000 bail.