Overview
In July, 2019 Troy Desante Brown was charged by the Baltimore’s Grand Jury in a 50-count indictment for running assisted living homes that were unlicensed. The charges include fraud, theft, embezzlement, exploiting a vulnerable adult financially, neglect and abuse of a vulnerable adult, as well running the facility without a license (Frosh, 2019). The homes were situated at 766 N. Grantley Street and 113 Allendale Street.
Applicable Law
Brown violated Section 19-1809(a)(l) of the Health-General Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland for running an assisted living facility without the necessary licenses. In particular the charges stated that Brown willfully and knowingly, owned, maintained, and operated assisted living programs without a license (Circuit Court for Baltimore City, 2019). To that end, he was indicted because he operated a predatory, illegal facility that put the safety and health of susceptible adults at risk. After obtaining a search warranty to examine the facilities, the investigators found overcrowded homes with poor living conditions, including mice and bed bugs. The conditions that the vulnerable adults faced were usually unsanitary, dirty, and vermin-infested. Moreover, the medical needs of the residents were neglected
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Conclusion
By operating, an unlicensed assisted living facility in Baltimore, Brown was in violation of Maryland’s Section 19-1809(a)(l) of the Health-General Article. Aside from lacking a license, the living conditions at the facility were inhumane thus placing the health and safety of the residents at risk. Whereas a criminal indictment is a mere accusation until the accused is proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt, evidence collected by Maryland police at the facilities indicate that Brown will likely be found guilty, If this is so, Brown will be given a five-year prison sentence, or a 10,000-dollar fine, or both since it is a misdemeanor and first time offense.
References
Circuit Court for Baltimore City. (2019). State of Maryland v. Troy Desante Brown . Retrieved from http://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/072419_Indictments.pdf
Frosh, Brian. (2019). “Attorney General Frosh Announces Indictments of Three Baltimore
Operators of Unlicensed Assisted Living Facilities for Exploiting Their Disabled Residents. Office of the Attorney General Maryland. Retrieved from http://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/press/2019/072419.pdf
