An in - home health care nursing assistant from St. Joseph faces federal charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft . Ashley N. Garr , 32 , is accused of using bank account information taken from a client to illegally transfer $ 180,000 . Tom Larson , Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri , cautioned the charges are only accusations . Garr ’s preliminary hearing was held Monday , and she has been released on bond . According to an affidavit , Garr worked for the victim for approximately a year , leaving employment in 2015 . Garr visited her victim in November 2016 and allegedly stole bank account information . In March 2017 , the victim discovered unauthorized payments being made from her account . The affidavit lists $ 181,065 transferred in a series of 28 payments from Jan. 24 to March 31 , 2017 . The case was investigated by the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation unit . ;