Orange City, Iowa — A Remsen woman originally charged with felony theft and forgery charges has pleaded guilty in a plea agreement after she allegedly took money from a dependent adult living at a Hull nursing home.
According to a criminal complaint filed with the Sioux County Clerk of Court, 43-year-old Samantha Hagemann of Remsen is accused of obtaining money in the form of ATM withdrawals, transactions at merchants, digital transactions for entertainment, and checks from the victim.
The deputy’s statement says that in May of 2021, the victim was found incapable of caring for himself and a legal representative was set up for him. He became a resident at Pleasant Acres in Hull. It says that Hagemann knew that the victim was unable to care for himself, and that she continued to withdraw money from the account with a debit card and then began traveling to the nursing home to collect checks from him. The checks were made out by someone other than the victim but were all written out to Hagemann. In all, the deputy says the amount withdrawn exceeded $10,000.
Court records indicate Hagemann pleaded not guilty in March but changed her plea as part of a plea agreement this week. She has not yet been sentenced.
