Three women faces charges related to patient abuse in Boardman

BOARDMAN — Three women are facing charges in Mahoning County Area Court here in connection with an investigation into an incident at a township nursing facility that was conducted by the state attorney general’s health care fraud section.

Brenda Lamancusa, 40, of Girard, is charged with patient abuse/gross neglect; Johonna Hull, 28, of East Liverpool is charged with tampering with records and patient abuse/gross neglect; and Beth Bowman, 51, of Wellsville is charged with tampering with records and patient abuse/gross neglect.

The incident leading to the criminal charges reportedly occurred on June 29, 2015.