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Perryville couple arrested for alleged identify theft, exploiting the elderly
KFVS12 News PERRY COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - A Perryville couple has been arrested after allegedly exploiting an elderly person.Authorities say Terry and Wendy Farless are accused of financial exploitation of...
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Judge ends court-ordered guardianship of Amish girl in chemotherapy fight
A judge formally ended the court-ordered guardianship of an Amish girl who resisted a hospital's attempts to force her to resume chemotherapy, bringing a close to the fight that raised questions about...
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Tonight on T.S. Radio: LaToya Fredericks - 3 Year Battle for Guardianship of...
Hosted By Marti Oakley & Debbie DahmerGuest will be: LaToya Fredericks - Daughter who is fighting to gain guardianship of her disabled mother who is currently residing in Milwaukee, WI. against her...
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Fargo guardian service closes doors
FARGO – Guardian Fiduciary & Advocacy Services of Fargo, a nonprofit organization that provided guardianship and conservatorship services to vulnerable adults in the Fargo-Moorhead area for 15...
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MERCER: State to tackle abuse of elderly
PIERRE | South Dakota’s special task force on elder abuse gathers Oct. 29 to discuss its final report. Based on the statistics, findings and recommendations that comprise the core of the draft, this...
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Lawmakers Seek To Shield Seniors From Shady Guardians
Photo credit: Jeff PachoudTALLAHASSEE (NSF) – A Southwest Florida lawmaker is renewing a push to better protect elderly Floridians from unscrupulous guardians who take control of seniors’ assets.The...
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Judge Boniello Accepts Appointment on Statewide Committee on Elder Abuse
State Supreme Court Justice Ralph Boniello The Hon. Ralph A. Boniello, III, NYS Supreme Court Justice, has been appointed to a Statewide Committee on Elder Abuse.The purpose of the Committee is to...
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Pennsylvania's top prosecutor says justice violated ethics
HARRISBURG, Pa. —A day after being charged with a second perjury count, Pennsylvania's attorney general said Friday she had reported a state Supreme Court justice for possible ethics violations, citing...
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Financial Elder Abuse Costs $3 Billion a Year. Or Is It $36 Billion?
Financial elder abuse—broadly defined as the illegal or improper use of the funds, property, or assets of people 60 and older by family, friends, neighbors, and strangers—costs older people and their...
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Pretrial hearings paving way for trial of Augusta woman accused of...
A woman accused of taking advantage of a 96-year-old dementia patient by helping herself to the elderly woman’s bank account is headed to trial next month.An Oct. 12 trial date in Richmond County...
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Petoskey lawyer took trips, fixed his cottage with pilfered funds
Michael Aho KennedyGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- A disbarred attorney from Petoskey accused of financing lavish vacations and home repairs with an elderly client's money is facing new charges of mail...
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Editorial: Age-Associated Financial Vulnerability a Public Health Crisis
The 80–year-old retiree had been swindled. In a videotaped court deposition, he tearfully recounted how he had entrusted a financial advisor whom he had just met to invest his retirement checks. The...
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Volunteers needed for little-known guardian program
With the number of Virginia residents in need of a volunteer guardian growing by 85 percent over the past five years, social service departments in the Lynchburg area have had to look for new ways to...
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City-County councilors ask questions about FBI raid involving American Senior...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Sept. 17, 2015) -- City-county councillors had a lot of questions for the city-funded corporation that has ties to an FBI raid during a budget meeting Thursday.The Health and...
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Elder abuse task force’s report will be done soon
South Dakota’s special task force on elder abuse gathers Oct. 29 to discuss its final report.Based on the statistics, findings and recommendations that comprise the core of the draft, this promises to...
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Wrenching case of man dying in Austin hospital spurs feud over care
Sam Varghese At the end of a loved one’s life, the family dynamic can become volatile when members disagree on withdrawing care — especially when the dying person was in the midst of getting a...
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PSL woman charged with exploiting elderly
PORT ST. LUCIE - A Port St. Lucie woman with power of attorney for a woman and her recently deceased sister allegedly ran up more than $20,000 in fraudulent charges on their credit cards, authorities...
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Molino Woman Charged With Exploitation Of Elderly Man
A Molino woman has been charged with stealing from an elderly man.Heather Nicole Gulsby, 27, was charge with felony grand theft, crimes against the elderly and six felony check offenses.Gulsby was...
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Pop Artist Peter Max allowed to return home with his wife, judge rules in...
Pop Artist Peter Max was freed Wednesday after being allegedly held against his will at a secret location for the last month by his son and a court-appointed guardian.Manhattan Supreme Court Justice...
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Pinellas County Florida Guardianship Waste & Abuse Hotline
Phone: (727) 45FRAUD (453-7283) Fax: (727) 464-8386 Write:Public Integrity UnitDivision of Inspector General, Guardian SectionGuardianship Fraud Hotline510 Bay Ave.Clearwater, FL 33756If you suspect...
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