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Kim Birge pleads not guilty to Probate Court fraud charges
By Jan Skutch Former longtime Chatham County Probate Court Chief Clerk Kim Birge on Tuesday pleaded not guilty in federal court to stealing or embezzling more than $700,000 from the court over a...
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Linda Kincaid Reports: Family’s 4th request for investigation of kidnapping,...
On June 5, 2010, Jean Swope’s front door was forced open. Jean was taken from her home and hidden from family at Wildwood Canyon Villa, an assisted living facility in San Bernardino County. Within...
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Boulder City police investigate guardianship cases
By Kean Bauman Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- Contact 13 started investigating problems with the guardianship system nearly a year ago. Now, there are new revelations about one private, for-profit guardian...
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Dan Roberts, The Vegas Voice on Private Guardian April Parks: She Had the...
By: Dan Roberts - Publisher"Any objective evaluation of her history in guardianship matters would lead to the conclusion that April Parks is an honest, capable and caring guardian for any person for...
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I-Team: Know about nursing homes' records before placing your loved one there
LAND O' LAKES, Fla. - It's a decision nobody wants to have to make: to put a loved one into a nursing home.There are plenty of licensed nursing homes here Florida, but not all of them provide the same...
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Casey Kasem's Ordeal Inspires Law to Curb Elder Abuse in CA
Broadcasting legend Casey Kasem’s children and their fight to see their ailing father before he died inspired a bill signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown.The legislation, developed by Assemblyman Mike...
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Pa. alleges patient neglect at 14 nursing homes
HARRISBURG >> A Phoenixville nursing home is among 14 named in a lawsuit by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office alleging a failure “to provide basic services to elderly and vulnerable...
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Guardianship Abuse Spreads to Pennsylvania
by Michael VolpeA knock on the door from a bureaucrat has led to nightmare lasting more than two years: leaving the family matriarch alone, isolated, and drugged, her daughter accused of theft, and her...
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The Passing of Texas Advocate Latifa Ring
Latifa Sefiane Ring 1955-2015 Latifa Sefiane Ring, 59, of Houston went home to be with her Lord, Sunday, July 19, 2015. She was born December 23, 1955 in Morocco. She is preceded in death by her father...
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Caregiver accused of stealing $28K in jewelry from elderly patient
A home health care worker is accused of stealing her elderly patient's jewelry, worth $28,000, and pawning it, deputies said.The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office arrested Barbara Royal, 32, on...
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Judges' disciplinary hearing still months away
BLOOMINGTON — A year after they were accused of violating rules of judicial conduct, two McLean County judges remain months away from a public hearing on the allegations related to their personal...
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The Vegas Voice: On My Soapbox, by Rana Goodman: Turning Our Back on a Veteran
by Rana GoodmanLet me tell you about a veteran named Cazee Lewis. Cazee is in his 80s and has cataracts. Some time ago, the VA agreed to surgically remove the cataracts, but since he is under...
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Echo Press Editorial: How to stop elder abuse: Report red flags
It happens too often: An elderly person is financially preyed upon by a con artist, a relative or close friend.But all the headlines that tell about such crimes should not make people numb to it....
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Trial begins for former Philly judge accused of corruption
A lawyer for former Philadelphia Judge Willis W. Berry Jr. told a Common Pleas Court jury Monday that the criminal conflict-of-interest charges he faces were the result of retaliation by Berry's...
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Governor's veto strands indigent wards of state
By Barbara Peters SmithAt least 20 elder or disabled adults in Southwest Florida who have no money, no reliable family, a diminished ability to make their own decisions and nowhere to turn for support...
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Tribute to Latifa Ring by Jeff Prince, Reporter for Fort Worth Weekly
Latifa Ring, a Houston woman who advocated for elderly citizens swept up in guardianship cases, has died after a lengthy illness. She was 59.“She had more love in one little finger than some people...
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Portsmouth sued for trying to silence whistleblower in $2.3M inheritance scandal
Police commissioner on Goodwin scheme: 'Good for him'John Connors, a former Portsmouth police officerBy PAT GROSSMITHCONCORD - Auxiliary Portsmouth police officer John Connors is suing city officials,...
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Neglected to Death at 96, Justice for Irena
Source:Neglected to Death at 96, Justice for Irene
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Family Mourns Loss of Loved One Caught Up in Nevada Guardianship
Following the death of a loved one, the loss became more painful because family members said a system that's supposed to protect families failed them.Contact 13 began investigating problems with Clark...
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Abuse victim escapes, Holyoke Personal Care Assistant charged
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – A Personal Care Assistant, Jo Ann Engleston, of Holyoke, is facing charges after police say she abused a woman with disabilities who was in her care.Holyoke Police Lt. Jim...
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