Home health aide arrested for Grand Larceny in Queens

Queens, New York – On February 23, 2021 at approximately 9:05 a.m., an Investigator from the SP Queens Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested Sita K. Saunders, age 61, of Queens, New York, for Identity Theft in the 1^st Degree – a class D felony, Grand Larceny in the 2^nd Degree and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 2^nd Degree – both class C felonies.

The Investigator from the SP Queens BCI assisted the Queens County District Attorney’s Office with an investigation into Saunders, a home health aide, who was suspected of stealing nearly $100,000 from her legally blind, 89-year-old patient’s bank account from early March 2019 through early February 2020 after financial irregularities in the account were reported. As a result of the investigation, Saunders was arrested.

Saunders was charged with Identity Theft in the 1^st Degree, Grand Larceny in the 2^nd Degree and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 2^nd Degree. Saunders was remanded to Queens County Central Booking pending arraignment.