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Former attorney indicted on felony charges
A former Upper Arlington lawyer faces a range of charges for allegedly forging documents and collecting death benefits intended for a minor child. Lindsey T. Burt, 33, of Berwyn Road, was indicted...
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Grabbing the Purse
Dorothy Luck was enjoying the fruits of a lifetime of hard work: a well-cared-for house, a good-running Cadillac Deville, a million dollarsin a bank account, another million in annuities, and a...
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Cook County Opens New Elder Justice Center
CHICAGO (CBS) – Senior citizens in Cook County who need help navigating the court system, or fighting fraud and abuse, now have one place to turn for information. WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig...
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Advocacy Group Publishes Nation’s First-Ever, State-By-State Nursing Home...
TALLAHASSEE, FL) – Families for Better Care, a Florida-based nursing home resident advocacy group, published the first-ever state-by-state nursing home report card. The group scored, ranked and graded...
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Fired Texas Social Services Worker Gets 10 Years
(Credit: ThinkStockImages) GALVESTON, Texas (AP) – A fired social services worker in Southeast Texas who stole from people she was assigned to help must serve 10 years in prison. A judge in Galveston...
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Man Gets 11 Years For Bilking Elderly
Former Vancouver resident must also pay $3 million in restitution A former Vancouver resident was recently sentenced in San Diego to serve 11 years in a California state prison and pay $3 million in...
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Inheritance guardian sentenced for embezzlement
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A lawyer appointed to oversee the inheritance of a civil rights leader's grandson has been sentenced in Mississippi to serve 30 years in prison for using hundreds of thousands of...
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NY: The Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption
On July 2, 2013, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo appointed the “Commission to Investigate Public Corruption” under the Moreland Act and Executive Law Section 63(8) to probe systemic corruption and the...
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Survey Finds Disability Abuse Widespread
More than 7 in 10 with disabilities say they’ve been abused, according to a new national survey, and in many cases individuals say the problems occur repeatedly. In what’s believed to be the largest...
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Deadline set for Marion Superior Judge Kimberly Brown to respond to petition...
The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday set a noon Wednesday deadline for Marion Superior Judge Kimberly J. Brown to file a response challenging an emergency petition to remove her from the bench.The order...
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Against All Odds - Congratulations Guadalupe Olvera!
On August 21, 2013, California Superior Court Judge Paul M. Marigonda restored the rights of 94-yr-old WW2 hero Guadalupe Olvera after a court appointed Nevada guardian bled $300,000.00 from Olvera's...
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Nursing assistant to go on trial for murder
BRATTLEBORO — A judge has rejected an 11th-hour move by a former Brattleboro nursing assistant, charged with murdering one of her nursing home patients, to dismiss most of the charges. Judge David...
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Hampton's Ashwood raises questions about licensing process
Months into a waiting game on the future of Ashwood Assisted Living in Hampton, owner Scott Schuett has voluntarily closed two additional homes, Oakwood in Suffolk in June and, last month, Colonial...
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Recommended Blog: The Myths of Guardianship
Joe Roubicek, Author of "Financial Abuse of the Elderly - A Detective's Case Files of Exploitation Crimes" and a new book in progress, "KILL MOM, KILL DAD; Disposing of the Elderly for Profit" has...
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Judge Again Blocks Ohio Hospital's Attempt to Force Amish Girll to Resume...
A judge has again blocked an Ohio hospital from forcing a 10-year-old Amish girl to resume chemotherapy after her parents decided to stop the treatments. The order siding with the parents comes just a...
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California Bill Makes it Easier to File a Financial Elder Abuse Lawsuit
Sacramento, CA:Victims of financial elder abuse in California may find it easier to file an elderly financial abuse lawsuit now that Assembly Bill 381 has been passed. The bill gives victims of...
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Songwriter Danny Tate Jailed in 2012 Gun, Marijuana Case
After losing his house, his savings and even his future royalties, Nashville songwriter Danny Tate was led away from a courtroom in handcuffs Thursday. Tate’s jailing came on three misdemeanor charges...
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Indicted Texas Judge Loses Bid To Nix Removal Suit
Law360, Houston (September 12, 2013, 3:15 PM ET) -- A Texas appeals court declined Thursday to throw out a civil removal suit aimed at a state judge indicted on abuse of office charges, clearing the...
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Left With Nothing
On the day Bennie Coleman lost his house, the day armed U.S. marshals came to his door and ordered him off the property, he slumped in a folding chair across the street and watched the vestiges of his...
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Ex-councilwoman in Hagerstown indicted on theft, perjury charges
HAGERSTOWN, Maryland — A Washington County grand jury has indicted a formerly Hagerstown city councilwoman on theft and perjury charges for money allegedly taken from an estate. The indictment against...
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