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Congress Seeks to Head Off Exploitation of Elderly
The case headed for a Southeast Missouri courtroom today involves a public official, and that makes it unusual. The nature of the case, however, has become increasingly typical. The coroner of Perry...
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Lawyer charged with stealing from wards, bilking burial fund
Paul S. KormanikA grand jury has accused a Columbus lawyer who served as court-appointed guardian for more than 400 people of stealing from his wards and from taxpayers.Paul S. Kormanik was indicted on...
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Murder for Hire, Embezzlement and Attorneys Behaving Badly
A murder for hire plot, embezzlement, and stealing money from mom are just a handful of crimes and acts of misconduct committed by Oregon attorneys in the last three years. The Oregon State Bar’s...
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District Judge Kelly Ballentine suspended without pay for failing to file taxes
An embattled Lancaster city district judge has been suspended regarding her alleged failure to pay income taxes.The state's Court of Judicial Discipline suspended Judge Kelly Ballentine on Friday,...
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Analysis shows dozens of complaints lodged against northwest Minnesota health...
In 2007, an unidentified man living at Hillcrest Senior Living in Red Lake Falls, Minn., fell out of bed and became wedged between his bed and the room's heat register.By the time staff discovered him,...
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Shock Report Shows Elderly Auctioned Off to Nursing Homes, “Cattle Markets...
A shocking report out of England today focuses more attention on the issue of elderly abuse. A London Daily Mail report indicates local authorities in England are looking into a web site that auctions...
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Huge Prescriber of Risky Antipsychotic Drug to Plead Guilty to Taking Kickbacks
A former Chicago psychiatrist who was the nation's top prescriber of the most powerful and riskiest antipsychotic drug intends to plead guilty to a federal felony charge of taking kickbacks from its...
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Guardian sues care center over alleged negligence
A Galveston County woman is suing a nursing home and its management company over claims they provided negligent care for a 54-year-old man under the plaintiff’s legal guardianship.Joannie Cook, as...
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Case dropped against relatives accused of exploiting elderly man
Three relatives accused of exploiting an elderly man are no longer facing charges, after the cases against them were dropped or dismissed since their arrests, records show.The Orange County Sheriff's...
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DA: Great Neck Lawyer Stole $700K from Clients
Martha BrosiusAn elder law attorney from Great Neck has been indicted on charges of stealing about $700,000 from her clients—more than quadruple the $150,000 she was originally accused of stealing,...
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HighPointe nursing home neglect case closes with last two sentencings
More than nine months has passed since a hidden-camera investigation led to the arrest of 17 workers at a Buffalo nursing home. It was late April and the employees – a registered nurse, seven licensed...
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Yadkin County woman suspected of exploiting elderly, disabled woman
Mary Elizabeth CrutchleyYADKIN COUNTY, N.C. — A woman in Yadkin County was arrested and charged for misusing her powers as an elderly woman’s power of attorney.On Monday deputies charged Mary Elizabeth...
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John Walters, Thanksgiving in Abiding Care
Source:John Walters Thanksgiving in Abiding Care 2013On John Walters:John Walters is under conservatorship with the Santa Barbara Public Guardian. Last year in 2014 he was living in a terrible board...
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South side nursing home forced to close
SAN ANTONIO - A south side nursing facility is forced to stop operating after the state issued an emergency order.According to state documents, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability found the...
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A flood of overtime for nurses at county nursing homes
Dennis Biondo, Executive DirectorA veteran nursing assistant, whose job would include bathing, feeding and dressing nursing-home residents, worked an average of 80 hours a week for nearly the entire...
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What Happened to Me When I Turned to Probate Court for Help With Elder Care
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — In 2011, my 80-year-old father began living in a private assisted living facility in San Antonio called Horizon Bay that cost an estimated $3,000 to $4,000 a month. It was a...
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I-Team: Law would allow nursing home surveillance cameras
Click to view video CHICAGO (WLS) --Ten months after an ABC7 I-Team investigation of nursing home abuse, legislation was introduced in Springfield Friday that would help family members who want to...
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Tim Potts' law license suspended by Ohio Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended the law license of Ashland attorney Timothy Potts. Potts, 43, was sentenced Dec. 29 to three years of probation and 100 hours of community service after pleading...
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