A caregiver who stole jewelry, silver and credit card services valued at more than $100,000 from clients at a Stonington retirement facility was sentenced Aug. 18 to 40 months in prison followed by five years of probation.

Yadira Farias, 33, of 110 Blackhall St., New London, had pleaded guilty in New London Superior Court to first-degree larceny in connection with thefts from Penelope and David Wartels. She had worked as a caregiver for the couple at their home in the StoneRidge retirement facility on Jerry Browne Road from December 2013 to May 2014. Mrs. Wartels has since died.

According to Stonington police, Penelope Wartels called police on April 26, 2014, after noticing, while preparing for a dinner party, that she was missing sterling silver place settings, bowls, platters and dishes, some of them monogrammed with the couple’s initials. In all, the missing silver was valued at $29,428. She then discovered she was missing earrings, bracelets, rings, watches and necklaces valued at more than $70,000.

A search of pawn shop databases revealed that Farias had sold some of the items at shops in New London, Groton, North Stonington and Warwick, R.I.

Confronted by police, Farias admitted she also stole a credit card from the couple and used it to purchase goods and pay bills and to send money to her incarcerated boyfriend, Jason Pangilinian, so that he could make phone calls from prison. She also admitted to using the couple’s credit card to send money to herself and her brother via Western Union.

In resolving her case, Farias also pleaded guilty to larceny and drug cases pending at the lower level court and received concurrent prison time for those crimes. Judge Hillary B. Strackbein imposed the sentence of 13 years in prison, suspended after 40 months served, followed by five years of probation. The judge ordered Farias to make restitution payments upon her release from prison in an amount determined appropriate by the Department of Adult Probation.

Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Stephen M. Carney prosecuted the case. Farias was represented by defense attorney Jeremiah Donovan.

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