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NJ: County GOP Chairman Allegedly Defrauds Elderly Patient in Rehabilitation...
The chairman of the Cumberland County Regular Republican Organization has been arrested on charges he took $149,000 from an elderly patient at his Cape May County rehabilitation center to pay for...
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FBI - Violation of Public Trust: Corrupt Officials Jailed for Abusing Justice...
In the run-up to the 2012 primary elections in Mingo County, West Virginia, a group of officials adopted a campaign slogan to promote their political slate: Team Mingo. But the judge, sheriff, and...
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Montana Senator John Walsh Holds Hearing on Alzheimer's: "Sooner or later, we...
Kathleen Burke’s voice broke as she told U.S. Sen. John Walsh, D-Mont., the story of how Alzheimer’s disease has changed her life as a caregiver and the lives of both her parents.Walsh, who was at the...
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Indiana: Casket Salesman Sentenced for Bilking the Elderly
Leigh Ann Banta's father, Paul Hogan, lay in his grave without a headstone for a year, though he had paid for one years before.Her mother, Helen Hogan, joined her husband Paul in January and was buried...
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Alabama Federal Judge Mark E. Fuller Stripped of His Caseload, But Not His...
An Alabama federal judge stripped of his caseload following his arrest on domestic violence charges in Atlanta will continue receiving his annual salary of nearly $200,000.Federal rules on judicial...
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Grand Jury Indicts Man for Attacking a Disabled Man in Wheelchair
A grand jury has indicted one of the men accused of attacking a disabled Riverhead man in a motorized scooter back in June. Monwell Wright, 20, was arraigned in court Tuesday and held on $100,000...
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Family Accused of Financial Exploitation
A woman and her boyfriend made their first appearances Thursday in Winona County District Court, where they've been accused of financially exploiting her father. Deborah Pearl Clegg, 60, was charged...
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Woman Charged After Body Found Behind Georgia Assisted Living Home
A Douglas Attorney says that charges have been filled against a woman who remained in custody in the Coffee County Sheriff Office over the weekend. Defense Attorney Jill Starling says Diana Marie...
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Michigan Family: Caregiver Wed, Left Elderly Man Broke
Frank Calcaterra was in his 80s in 2008 when his family hired a home care company to help the former Detroit-area funeral home owner look after his ailing wife Jonnie, who had dementia.Tangi Coleman,...
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Judge Accused of Lying About Her Residency Lists Three Different Addresses...
Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Judge Yolanda King, who is facing criminal charges that she lied about where she lived when she ran for office in 2013, twice filled out the wrong address on new election...
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Special Needs Adult Children Need A Plan for Their Future
After a lifetime of caring for their child at home, parents of children who are intellectually and/or developmentally challenged don't want to give up their authority to strangers, but what happens if...
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Editorial: Protect Seniors From Abuse WIth Federal System
The Aug. 4 Metro article “In VA, a cautionary tale for seniors" talked about elderly abuse and fraud, a scenario that is all too common. And it will continue to be, as long as there is no coordinated,...
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Man Arrested for Exploiting Elderly in Craigslist Scam
A Waco man had bonded out Wednesday from the McLennan County Jail after he was arrested for exploiting an elderly person through a Craigslist scam.Arthur Ray Goolsby, 27, posted a $5,000 bond and was...
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Q & A: Can the State Try to Get Guardianship of a Nursing Home Resident's Child?
Q:Can the state sue my elderly mother in the nursing home for guardianship of her Down syndrome child? A:Yes and no. A guardianship action is not a suit against someone. Rather, it’s an action for the...
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In Retaliation for a Downtown Protest, Cook County Public Guardian's Office...
As employees with the Cook County Public Guardian's office remove Mildred Willis' belongings from her Calumet Park home, her neighbors and supporters from across the city are currently rallying to keep...
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"A Whistleblower's Lament: The Perverted Pursuit of Justice in the State of...
Originally elected against great odds, post Watergate, Judge Stuart Namm spent over 16 years on the bench in Suffolk County, New York, a Long Island suburb of New York City. Dubbed in the Hollywood...
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Study Finds Daughters Provide Twice as Much Care for Aging Parents Than Sons
Women step up to provide care for their aging parents more than twice as often as men, a new study has found. The new research found that in families with children of both sexes, the gender of the...
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Medication Errors Increasing in Nursing Homes
KVUE Defenders investigation uncovers an increase in Texas nursing home residents harmed by medication errors.KVUE's findings come after Sandy Martinez says her father, Paul Travio, is one of those...
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Man Sentenced for Stealing Great Aunt's Life Savings
A Knoxville man who admitted to stealing his great aunt's life savings will spend three years behind bars.Mark Kevin Tudor, 42, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison on Wednesday. He pleaded...
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Las Vegas "Guardian" Jared E. Shafer Sued for "Embezzling" $420,000.00 from...
"Shafer and the other Defendants herein are responsible for embezzling, taking under wrongful pretenses and otherwise fraudulently or wrongfully diminishing the value of Olvera's and the Trust's assets...
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