S.C. Attorney General investigation ends with Kennedy arrest
David E. Kennedy
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Tuesday that local pastor and activist David E. Kennedy has been charged with exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
Kennedy, 70, was booked into the Greenville County Detention Center Monday.
According to a release from Wilson’s office:
An investigation by the attorney general’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Greenville County Sheriff’s Department “revealed that, between Oct. 11, 2017 and April 13, 2022, Kennedy, as the victim’s power-of-attorney, knowingly and willfully made unlawful and improper use of the funds and assets of a vulnerable adult. It is further alleged that Kennedy used the victim’s funds for his own personal use while the victim was incapacitated at Prisma Heath Upstate in Greenville.”
This case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office.
Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult is a felony. Kennedy, who is president of the Laurens County Branch of the NAACP, could face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000 or both if convicted.
Pursuant to federal regulations, the SCMFCU has authority over Medicaid provider fraud; abuse and neglect of Medicaid beneficiaries in any setting; and the abuse, neglect and exploitation of individuals residing in assisted living facilities or nursing homes, the release read.
Wilson stressed that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.
This is so bad. I feel very sorry for the vulnerable person. In these “last days,” wicked men have advanced “from bad to worse.”
Really?I implore you to consider that many of the details have been obfuscated here, specifically that the so called “victim” is his mother who would show. no mercy to this prosecutor if given the chance.. Additionally, the Esteemed Reverend Kennedys life work of activism renders him a target for certain people such as this prosecutor who by the way, has a few skeletons of his own- viable and provable ones. So, before you pass judgement, at first blush, get the facts in line. This is by no means an ordinary garden variety case. It happens more often than we’d like to believe.
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This is crazy! I was just learning about the history of this man and the Echo Project while planning my trip to Mississippi in November. I was looking for more information to it when I came across a video of him from a news report about the place and his plans. I do not, for one second, believe the accusations against him! Someone looks to be targeting this man because of the impact he was about to have on the community. That area is known for its racism—this really feels like an attempt to stop what he was doing. The time frame couldn’t be more of a red flag to this entire situation. So sad 😞 We live in such a broken world. I pray justice is done for this man and his mission succeeds in Jesus name!