Eyota woman sentenced to probation, $6.6K restitution after financially exploiting seniors

(ABC 6 News) – An Eyota woman was sentenced to 5 years of supervised probation and ordered to pay $6,619.83 in restitution after financially exploiting four seniors living at a facility in Rochester.

Chelsey Jean Struckmann, formerly of Grand Meadow, pleaded guilty to financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult in 2022, after withdrawing nearly $6,500 from four elderly adults’ bank accounts when she worked at an assisted living facility.

Struckmann’s case was diverted to the Olmsted County Pre-Trial Diversion Program in exchange for an admission of guilt and repayment of the $6,491.75.

However, in October of 2023, Struckmann failed to complete her diversion contract and the case went back to prosecution, according to court documents.

Struckmann was ordered to follow all orders from Olmsted County probation, including participation in classes and/or counseling if directed Monday, Jan. 29.

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(ABC 6 News) – UPDATE: Olmsted County Court accepted a Grand Meadow woman’s petition to plead guilty to financially exploiting seniors at an assisted living facility, in exchange for two years of unsupervised probation without a conviction.

Chelsey Jean Struckmann, 28, was accepted into the Olmsted County Pre-Trial Diversion Program, which attempts to channel criminal offenders into community rehabilitation or training, rather than incarceration.

Struckmann previously agreed to repay the $6,491.75 she withdrew from four seniors’ bank accounts between 2020 and 2021.

(ABC 6 News) – A Grand Meadow woman entered a guilty plea Tuesday after being accused of stealing more than $6,400 from four vulnerable adults in her care in March of 2021.

Chelsey Jean Struckmann, 28, faces one charge of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult after a supervisor at an assisted living facility where Struckmann worked reported discrepancies in the seniors’ bank accounts, to which only Struckmann had access.

According to court documents, Struckmann admitted to stealing $6,491.75 from four victims between late 2020 and early 2021, in the following amounts:

• Victim 1 — withdrawals from 11/22/20 through 3/17/21 totaling $2,120.50;
• Victim 2 — withdrawals from 12/22/21 through 3/17/21 totaling $2,820.50;
• Victim 3 — withdrawals from 12/23/20 through 2/16/21 totaling $1,470.75;
• Victim 4 — withdrawals from 1/19/21 through 1/19/21 totaling $80.00.

On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Struckmann entered a petition to plead guilty, in which she asked to be accepted into the Olmsted County Pre-Trial Diversion Program in exchange for an admission of guilt and repayment of the $6,491.75.

Struckmann’s plea hearing is scheduled for Dec. 12, 2022.