Attorney General Marshall Announces Arrest of Tuscaloosa Woman for Theft from Nursing Home Residents

February 23, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today that a former employee of a Tuscaloosa nursing home has been arrested for the theft of funds from the facility's residents.

At the time of the crimes, Tameko H. Green, 52, a Tuscaloosa resident, had been employed as the facility's financial officer. In that capacity Green was responsible for maintaining the facility's patient trust fund, an account used for the residents' daily needs. Green had been employed by the facility for 18 years. The matter was investigated by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, after a referral from the Alabama Department of Public Health. The investigation determined that, between January 2023 and September 2025, Green stole at least $3,500 from 25 residents.

Green is charged with one count of Theft of Property First Degree, a class B felony punishable by 2 to 20 years' imprisonment and a fine of up to $30,000. Green surrendered at the Tuscaloosa County Jail on February 23rd and was released on a $5,000 bond.

The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is a division of the Alabama Attorney General's Office and 75 percent of its funding is provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. That amount was $1.14 million for fiscal year 2025.