A 55-year-old Casper woman is accused of siphoning money from fundraisers that were meant for her Glenrock client who suffers from ALS, also called Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Sherri Roberts of Empower Case Management faces an initial hearing Thursday in Douglas Circuit Court on a charge of exploitation of a vulnerable adult, which is a felony.

The charge stems from her case management of a 43-year-old Glenrock woman with ALS named Deanna Cotten.

Cotten is a former businesswoman and author who has written about her efforts to live with the disease.

Police began investigating Roberts after they were alerted by the Wyoming Department of Family Services.

A Glenrock Police Department probable cause affidavit states that Roberts had launched fundraisers to help the Cotten family with expens

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