Hallsville woman accused of stealing disability income
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Hallsville woman has been charged with two felonies after she allegedly stole the income of someone with a disability.
Natalia Phillips, 44, was charged with financially exploiting a disabled person and stealing more than $750. She is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $50,000 bond. Court date has not been scheduled.
The probable cause statement says that she was appointed to manage the victim’s Supplemental Security Income benefits. She allegedly took the victim’s money from May 31,2024-Jan. 31, 2025, and used it for herself, court documents say. The statement does not list the final total of money she is accused of taking.
A caseworker found out the victim was not receiving their money and allegedly explained to Phillips multiple times that the money had to go to the victim, court documents say.
The victim’s grandmother allegedly told law enforcement that the victim moved away from Phillips in May 2024, but Phillips would not give the victim their disability income, the statement says.
The statement says authorities looked at bank records of a joint account of Phillips and the victim and money was allegedly spent on CashApp purchases.
Phillips allegedly told the Department of Health and Senior Services that she was no longer the person who managed the income, but she did use the victim’s funds for her own uses, the statement says.
In another case Phillips is charged with selling drugs in a protected location. She is being held on a $25,000 bond in that case. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 10.
