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Reporting Elder Abuse Now Colorado Law
Boulder County honored in 2012 a credit union employee who contacted Longmont police when an 85-year-old customer reported $50,000 missing from an account. That same year, a King Soopers employee in...
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Removal of Surrogate Judge Cathryn M. Doyle Upheld in NY
New York's highest court upheld the removal of a judge for not recusing herself from cases involving three lawyers who were friends or close associates.The 5-1 decision from the Court of Appeals also...
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Lawyers Still Unraveling the Depth of MN Conservator Stephen Grisham's' Theft
Five lawyers, their meters running, sat down in a Hennepin County courtroom last Thursday. The task at hand: Sorting through the mess left behind by the collapse of Alternate Decision Makers Inc., a...
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In Appreciation to MONEY MAGAZINE
NASGA extends deep appreciation to MONEY MAGAZINE for recognizing guardianship and conservatorship abuse as a financial threat to elderly and adult disabled citizens and to Baby Boomers who are fast...
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Money Magazine: How to Protect Your Family's Finances
Since our heroes have worked hard to safeguard other people’s money, they have expert advice for protecting your own money in different situations.Home buying:“Get your free credit report and address...
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Money Magazine Names NASGA Director Sylvia Rudek as Illinos "Money Hero"!
Hometown: Mount ProspectCause: Protection for the infirm“I’ve had two lives,” says Rudek. “Before 2001 and after, when I had my eyes opened to guardianship.” That’s the year a cousin was appointed...
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Money Magazine's Money Heroes
What does it take to be a MONEY hero?Here’s what it takes: hard work, a little financial savvy, and a lot of desire to help others. MONEY started giving a shout-out to folks who fit that bill in 2012,...
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San Fernando Valley Men Facing 40 Counts for Scamming
Two unlicensed contractors from the San Fernando Valley were charged today with scamming elderly victims throughout Los Angeles, including Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Northridge and Sherman Oaks,...
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Ohio Attorney, David Keith Roland, Accused of Hiding $961K in a Divorce Case
A Hubbard attorney is being investigated for allegedly helping a Boardman chiropractor hide hundreds of thousands of dollars from her husband during a divorce case.The Ohio Supreme Court's Board of...
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Linda Kincaid Reports: Elder Justice Roadmap: Advocates Note Deficiences in...
On July 9, 2014, the U.S. Government released the Elder Justice Roadmap. The document reviewed what we know and what we don’t know about elder abuse and elder justice. Advocates noted the report lacked...
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Conservator's Theft Prompted 24 State Audits
In my Sunday column I returned to a subject that I have explored for the past five years - the power that court-appointed guardians and conservators exercise over their wards, and how that power can be...
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Retirement Career: Managing Affairs for Older Adults
Diana Meinhold, 64, of Costa Mesa, Calif., is at an age when many people are thinking about retiring, but she is busy with an encore career, managing the lives and estates of 22 people who are older...
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PA Common Please Court Judge Stephanie Domitrovich Faces Ethical Charges
An Erie County Common Pleas Court judge is facing ethics charges after the Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board filed a complaint against her Monday with the state Court of Judicial Discipline.Judge...
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WI Police: Appleton Man Misspent Disabled Son's Trust Fund
An Appleton man is accused of stealing more than $360,000 from his disabled son's trust fund to pay for drugs, pornography and vacations.Todd D. Laseke, 48, admitted to spending thousands on himself...
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KS: Panel Recommends Public Censure of Judge Timothy Henderson
A state panel has recommended to the Kansas Supreme Court that Sedgwick County Judge Timothy Henderson be disciplined by public censure for violating rules of judicial conduct. The findings, filed...
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AARP Wins Class Action Against Over Drugging of Seniors
A California nursing home has settled with AARP in an unprecedented class-action lawsuit against the facility for using inappropriate kinds and amounts of psychiatric drugs on elderly residents without...
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Drug Abuse: Antipsychotics Overprescribed in Nursing Homes
When Patricia Thomas, 79, went into a Ventura, Calif., nursing home with a broken pelvis, the only prescriptions she used were for blood pressure and cholesterol, and an inhaler for her pulmonary...
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Disgraced Former TX Judge Abel Limas Sentenced to Prison
A former judge who turned his South Texas courtroom into a money-making operation was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.U.S. District Judge Andrew...
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$145M: Philadelphia Archdioces Sells 7 Senior Living Facilities
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia entered into a deal Tuesday to sell five nursing homes and two senior living communities to a New York health-care management company for $145 million.Center Management...
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NE: Investigator Receives Award for Work on Elder Abuse
Investigator Cindy Koenig-Warnke didn’t become a Lincoln police officer to champion a cause, but since she took a job with the Technical Investigations Unit in 2006, she has gained attention for her...
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