(ProsperNews.net) – Atlanta authorities arrested a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official for exploiting a relative suffering from dementia. Assistant Federal Security Director Maxine McManaman was detained, as well as her alleged accomplice, her father, Delroy Chambers Sr. The pair are accused of falsifying documents in a relative’s name and forging signatures to transfer property ownership to themselves.
Mr. Chambers had already been arrested for the offense in Port St. Lucie, Florida, where police charged him with two counts of exploitation of an elderly or disabled adult, simple neglect, and two counts of forgery. Georgia law enforcement arrested McManaman at Atlanta airport under an arrest warrant, and she now faces third-degree felony charges.
The arrests followed an investigation that began last April when police believe the father and daughter forged Mr. Chambers’ wife’s signature on a quitclaim deed that transferred ownership of her house to them. The wife, who has not been named, has reportedly suffered from dementia for many years.
In a Facebook post, the Port St. Lucie Police Department stated, “The Grantor could not have signed the document on the date specified since the Grantor was determined to be in Atlanta, GA, on that date.”
A TSA spokesperson said the organization holds its employees to the highest professional and ethical standards and “has no tolerance for misconduct on or off duty.”
A 2023 study published in the National Library of Medicine found that the “prevalence of elder mistreatment among individuals with dementia is significantly higher than for older adults without dementia.” It also stated that financial exploitation of those experiencing cognitive degeneration was common.
Data reveals that the average age of victims who experience elder abuse was 85, and in 59% of cases, the abuse occurred within a parent-child relationship. Financial exploitation is the most common type of abuse and is involved in 47% of cases. In second place is psychological abuse, occurring in 12% of cases. Physical abuse accounts for 2% of cases, and sexual abuse for 1%.
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