If he'd been successful, he might have spread a deadly disease to the Sentinelese people—or gotten himself killed.

The Onge people are from the Little Andaman Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Their population is estimated to be around 100-120. The 2004 tsunami, logging, and settlement reduced their territory.

Becker said St. Onge stole more than $100,000 from 13 vulnerable adults for whom she served as guardian. St. Onge had no criminal record when she applied to become a public guardian through Kent ...