2 men plead not guilty to bilking elderly Anchorage woman of millions of dollars
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A former nurse and former attorney took millions of dollars from an elderly Anchorage woman's trust fund, federal prosecutors said. Brian Ben-Israel, 53, and Philip Myers, 60, both...
View ArticleBrooklyn Doctor Accused of Massive Medicaid Fraud
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View ArticleLinda Kincaid Reports: Wildwood Canyon Villa imprisoned and isolated wealthy...
Elder abuse investigations at Wildwood Canyon Villa in Yucaipa, California continue to uncover heinous violations of state law and civil rights of residents. On February 25, 2012, Executive Director...
View ArticleYet Another California Fiduciary Arrested For Elder Financial Abuse
Rod Hormell, a California Certified Senior Estate Planner, Elder Care specialist, located in Thousand Oaks, California,was recently arrested on suspicion of embezzling and laundering money from an...
View ArticleToo Quiet in the Court
When is a public hearing not a hearing? When you can’t hear what’s going on, what’s the point of having a court hearing open to the public? In probate court, the speakers are often so quiet you don’t...
View ArticleRegistered Nurse and Disbarred Attorney Charged with Stealing More Than $2...
ANCHORAGE February 28, 2013 — U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a registered nurse, formerly of Anchorage, and a recently disbarred California attorney were indicted by the federal...
View ArticleFinancial Advisor Input Sought On Fraud Against Elderly
Financial abuse of the elderly is running rampant in the country and is growing as the population ages. Yet, there are few consistent national standards for what financial advisors, who deal with the...
View ArticlePROTECT YOUR MONEY - CHECK OUT BROKERS AND INVESTMENT ADVISERS
Federal or state securities laws require brokers, investment advisers, and their firms to be licensed or registered, and to make important information public. But it's up to you to find that...
View ArticleAG's task force on elder abuse catalogs successes of past 2 years
PHOENIX - The Attorney General's office is touting the success its task force has had fighting elder abuse since its inception two years ago. With this being Consumer Protection Week, Tom Horne is...
View ArticleFormer Murrieta hospital employee to stand trial
A judge Thursday ordered a former nurse for a Murrieta hospital to stand trial on allegations that he performed sex acts with incapacitated female patients. Judge Mark Mandio determined a prosecutor...
View ArticleDramatic 9-1-1 Call: Nurse Refuses To Perform CPR On Collapsed Elderly Woman
An elderly woman died after staff at a senior living facility refused to perform CPR on her after she collapsed in a dining room. On a 9-1-1 tape, a dispatcher pleads desperately with a nurse to...
View Article"Against Her Will"
A cautionary tale of elder abuse and the system that perpetuates it. Two years ago John Wyman's mother Carol walked out of a nursing home in Rockford, Illinois. She had been placed there for the...
View ArticleFinancial exploitation charges dropped in plea deal
WOODSTOCK – Accused of exploiting the husband’s elderly father, a couple pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor offenses, but the case was about a dispute between brothers over their father’s estate...
View ArticleNCPJ - National College of Probate Judges
The National College of Probate Judges ("NCPJ"), organized in 1968, is the only national organization exclusively dedicated to improving probate law and probate courts. "Probate jurisdiction" varies...
View ArticleCompassion for the Elderly: The Forgotten Ones
Many elderly people in cities, live alone, with their windows sealed or nailed shut because they are so afraid of crime-afraid that someone will break in, and they will be defenseless. So many are...
View ArticleMentally ill patients face spartan conditions, long delays in New Hampshire
Joshua Knight was alone, had been for hours. He curled up on the mattress on the floor, shut his eyes and tried to block out his memories of the day. Knight, 33, had been handcuffed and dragged out of...
View ArticleGary Harvey Series: In Darkness & Isolation
Gary Harvey of “warehoused scenario central”, New York, is living in an inexcusable isolation! What visits this man is allowed are limited, restricted and supervised. Permission must be obtained to...
View ArticleCalifornia Court Rules Against Conservator in Defamation Lawsuit
A California woman serving as a conservator lost her defamation lawsuit against a Sacramento television station as an appeals court concluded that she could not prove that the reports aired the report...
View ArticlePower of Attorney: 'People don't realize the extent of the power they're...
Before a Bensalem man entered Bucks County prison to serve a 10-month sentence, he asked his fiancée to watch over his finances.She made sure his bills were paid -- as well as her own, unbeknownst to...
View ArticleLinda Kincaid Reports: Shameful abuse of Gary Harvey: Disabled veteran in...
Gary Harvey received a special treat for his birthday on February 27, 2013. On that day, and only on that day, Gary’s wife was allowed to kiss Gary on the cheek two times. Gary’s wife was also allowed...
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