On Thursday, Tracie Green aka Tracie Wiacek aka Tracie Rashid, 65, of South Lyon, pled no contest to one count of Embezzlement From a Vulnerable Adult $20,000 Or More But Less Than $50,000, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. At the time of the plea hearing, Green had made a $150,000 payment to her attorney, to be used in restitution to the victim’s family.

Green, who was a family friend of the victim, offered to help care for the victim after he began to experience cognitive decline in 2018. Green then made changes to the victim’s bank accounts that gave her the ability to withdraw money from his accounts, and she embezzled more than $20,000 of his money after his death. Green was charged by the Department of Attorney General in December 2024.

“Helping care for a vulnerable adult is a compassionate act, but it is not a license to turn their life savings into a personal treasure chest,” said Nessel. “I commend the work my office has done to return stolen assets to the victim’s family. We remain committed to holding those accountable who abuse their positions of trust and exploit Michiganders.”

Green will be sentenced by Judge Martha Anderson of the 6th Circuit Court in Oakland County on July 16.

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