The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office announced on Friday that two men, one from Clarkson and the other from Hardinsburg, are among five suspects accused of knowingly exploiting a vulnerable adult.
The investigation, conducted by the Attorney General’s Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control, resulted in an Ohio County Grand Jury returning indictments “for exploitation and the use of forged instruments, such as false documents pertaining to a power of attorney and an irrevocable qualifying income trust,” according to the attorney general’s office.
Among those indicted were:
- Douglas Key, 57, of Clarkson, for the exploitation of a vulnerable adult (class C felony) and four counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument (class D felony).
- Kyle L. Nixon, 31, of Hardinsburg, on two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.
Also indicted were three members of an Owensboro law firm, Western Kentucky Elder Law. The law firm’s founder and senior attorney, 50-year-old Darron L. Brawner, was indicted on exploitation of a vulnerable adult and four counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.
Brawner’s wife and the person responsible for the law firm’s accounting, 38-year-old Jana Brawner, was indicted on second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.
The law firm’s secretary, 55-year-old Kristy Burchfield, was indicted on two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.
The Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control investigated the case.
No other details were released.
(Photo l-r: Darron L. Brawner, Jana Brawner, Kristy Burchfield)
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
