Former Mental Health Community Residential Facility Administrator Arrested and Former Aide for Disabled Residents Pleads Guilty in Two Separate Case Involving Financial Exploitation of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults

WASHINGTON – Latonja Dashawn Carrera (a.k.a. Latonja Dashawn Martin), 46, was arrested on December 8, 2020, and charged via criminal complaint with felony Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person, in violation of D.C. Code § 22-933.01. On the same day, Kim Renee West, 56, pled guilty pursuant to a Deferred Sentencing Agreement to one count of misdemeanor Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult, in violation of the same code provision.