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Observant Business Owner Helps Detectives Uncover Elderly Exploitation Scheme
NEWS RELEASE 26-053 - OCTOBER 12, 2026An alert Sarasota jewelry store owner helped Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) detectives uncover an alleged financial exploitation scheme involving an...
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Livonia Caregiver Accused of Draining Nearly $24K From 86-Year-Old
By Sarah JohnsonA caregiver who spent nearly a year working in the Livonia home of 86-year-old Cynthia Dame was arrested Tuesday afternoon, accused of taking almost $24,000, including through repeated...
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‘Egregious case’ of elder abuse: Companies ordered to pay $30M after SC...
by Riley EdenbeckCOLUMBIA — Healthcare companies and a nursing center appealed a court decision requiring them to pay out millions in a wrongful death lawsuit.Jean Watkins, representing her late...
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A Florida social worker ripped off $99,000 from patients with dementia, cops say
By David J. NealWhat was in a social worker’s wallet? A Capital One card on which she made almost $100,000 worth of payments, West Palm Beach police say, by ripping off an Alzheimer’s patient and a...
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The audit on PA’s Department of Aging is worrisome for those with elderly...
by Anthony Panasiewicz CHAMBERSBURG – The Pennsylvania Auditor General recently took a hard look at the Pennsylvania Department of Aging and the results were more than a little surprising. The audit...
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One Family’s Fraught Journey in the Guardianship System
By Nancy Rommelmann Eugene Wu recently started his fourth year as a patient of Cliffside Rehabilitation in Queens, New York. He has little hope of ever leaving. Minimally conscious, nonverbal, and...
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Alice's Law to create older adult abuse registry clears Pa. Senate committee
Harrisburg, Pa. — Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-27) to establish a statewide Older Adult Abuse Registry advanced Sept. 30 after the Senate Aging and Youth Committee...
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Oklahoma Senate study examines barriers for guardians in mental health care...
by Kimberly Querry-Thompson OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — When a person is in the middle of a serious mental health crisis and can’t make medical decisions for themselves, families say Oklahoma’s system can...
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Former court-appointed guardian convicted of multiple felonies in Medicaid...
By 10/11 NOW YORK, Neb. (KOLN) - A former court-appointed guardian has been convicted of multiple felonies after stealing more than $140,000 from 22 vulnerable adults across Nebraska.According to the...
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Suspended Jefferson County probate judge requests daytime access to office,...
Yashiba Blanchard asking for more time, access to officeBy Taylor Pollock JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - Attorneys representing suspended Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard are asking...
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Clay County woman serving as temporary guardian accused of draining more than...
CLAY COUNTY, Fla.– A Clay County woman is accused of taking more than $100,000 from a disabled adult whose finances she was temporarily responsible for managing, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s...
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Baltimore woman pleads guilty to stealing $70,000 and taking over home of...
By Bryan LynnA woman has pleaded guilty to stealing $70,000 and taking over the home of her 91-year-old godmother.The defendant was identified as Shea Green, who pleaded guilty to felony charges of...
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New indictment widens crackdown on Metro Detroit probate court system
by Robert SnellA guardian and a businessman were indicted in a federal case unsealed Oct. 1 and accused of stealing more than $836,000 from incapacitated wards of the court, marking the second major...
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‘I Was Crushed’: How a Grieving 14-Year-Old Turned Rejection Into a...
After losing her grandmother, 14-year-old Jiya Joshi found healing by bringing friendship to seniorsBy Bill HoltonKey Takeaways Teen turns personal grief into a statewide movement connecting students...
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Man jailed for stealing $16k of mother’s money for ‘hotels and alcohol’
by: Sorina TrauntveinThis report contains mentions of abuse of a vulnerable older adult. If you or a loved one is experiencing neglect or abuse, contact Utah’s hotline to report abuse/neglect of...
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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison charges 9 providers with Medicaid fraud
Author: David Griswold, Lou RaguseST PAUL, Minn. — Out of the Miracle Mile Shopping Center in St. Louis Park, therapist Peter Meilahn allegedly began his fraud scheme while working as an independent...
View ArticleClinton caretaker pleads guilty to elder abuse after dependent adult dies...
Source:Clinton caretaker pleads guilty to elder abuse after dependent adult dies malnourished, covered in sores
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CT has charged as much as $347 per day for prison stays. It can mean having...
Tracy DeSenti holds a photo of her late husband Billy DeSenti at her rental home in Hamden on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. After Billy, who spent time in prison for drug, assault and larceny charges, died...
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Fatal elder abuse case results in arrest of victim’s son, deputies say
by Will ConybeareAuthorities in the Inland Empire announced on Saturday the arrest of a man in connection with a fatal elder abuse investigation involving his own mother. According to the Riverside...
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Port St. Lucie woman accused of elder exploitation, including draining $100K...
Barbara Baumgarten also listed as a co-borrower on a $616,550 mortgage, police say by Allen ConePORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A 60-year-old woman was arrested after an investigation by the Port St. Lucie...
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