Lexington Police say this crime went on for nearly a year. They say from November 2008 to July 2009 Nicole Rose and her boyfriend, James Davis, were cashing checks that they were taking from Rose's elderly grandmother.

The indictment states that 24-year-old Nicole Rose and 33-year-old James Davis allegedly cashed 68 checks belonging to the elderly grandmother of Nicole Rose, whom she was supposed to be caring for.

All in all, Lexington Police say they cashed in on $22,121 dollars.

The couple have been staying with the mother of James Davis until they were recently arrested. His mother, Jane Davis, says she knew Nicole was the caregiver for her grandmother, but wasn't aware the two were committing this crime.

She says she's surprised her son was involved in the scandal, but does say he talked to her about the recent arrest when she visited him in jail.

"He told me he just cashed five checks and that's it. One is bad enough. He still shouldn't have done it," she says.

She went on to tell NewsFirst she believed he was talked into committing this crime by his girlfriend, Nicole Rose.

They are both behind bars facing felony charges and will appear in court next month.

We did contact the family of Nicole Rose, who didn't wish to speak. Nicole Rose and James Davis also denied a request for an interview.