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Mentally Ill Men Allege 'Shocking' Isolation in Mass. Prison Hospital Lawsuit
Three men who were involuntarily committed to a Massachusetts prison for the mentally ill have filed a class-action suit on behalf of 150 other inmates against two state officials, alleging that they...
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Unlicensed care homes growing problem
What do Americans do with elderly family members who can no longer care for themselves? A surprising high number discard them just like they do rubbish. An ugly and often unrecorded fact is that some...
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Justina Pelletier to be Moved to Facility in Connecticut
Justina Pelletier, the sick teen who for the past year has been in state custody under psychiatric care at Boston Children's Hospital, will be moved to a therapeutic facility in Connecticut. Her...
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Child euthanasia claims probed
Health officials are investigating claims that terminally ill children have been illegally euthanised by British doctors.An official investigation has been launched by the Department of Health into the...
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Elder abuse: Central New York lawmakers propose bills to protect seniors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Seniors in New York would have more protections against financial and physical abuse under proposed legislation in Albany, according to lawmakers.The proposed laws would allow banks to...
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New Lawsuit Filed Against Nevada "Guardians" Patience Bristol and Jared E....
On October 3, 2013, the State of Nevada issued a 21 count felony arrest warrant for Patience M. Bristol who was employed at Jared E. Shafer's Professional Fiduciary Services of Nevada, Inc. (PFSN,...
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Why Everyone Should Care About Guardianship Abuse
New Times cover stories usually need no introduction. They are often straightforward profiles of the insane characters cluttering South Florida: a murderous male porn star, an internet Lolita, or a...
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Florida's Guardians Often Exploit
by Carlo Giambarressi Lacy Waters lay on a hospital gurney, her head a hornet's nest of pain and confusion. Between the brain parasites and the drugs designed to kill them, she could hardly think — let...
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Ex-Gethsemani accountant indicted on $1M theft charge
The former accountant for the Abbey of Gethsemani was indicted Wednesday for allegedly stealing more than $1 million from the monastery, according to Nelson County Commonwealth's Attorney Terry...
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United States: Trustees Of Supplemental Needs Trusts: Do Not Take Your Duty...
If Trustees of Supplemental Needs Trusts were not aware of their enhanced duty to the disabled beneficiary of these types of trusts, after Matter of J.P. Morgan Chase, they should be. A Supplemental...
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Laurie Roberts Honors Marie Long: Probate Victim Spoke Softly But Was Heard
The first time I saw her, she was in a nursing home for welfare cases. She was sitting in a reclining chair in a drab common area, staring into space as the smell of urine and ammonia wafted through...
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Caregiver Accused Of Abusing Patient After Potato Chip Argument
(Memphis) A caregiver is out of jail on $100 bond after police said he abused a person he was supposed to take care of.The abuse sent a mentally disabled man to the doctor with cuts on his face, arms,...
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Columbia County judge resigns over misconduct allegations
A Columbia County magistrate judge resigned his office Thursday amid allegations that he had behaved inappropriately toward women he had encountered as a guardian ad litem, officials said. Doug Nelson,...
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Preble County Attorney found guilty of theft from elderly, disabled adults
BROOKVILLE - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a Preble County attorney has been found guilty of stealing money from multiple elderly or disabled residents while working as the...
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Possibly Incapacitated N.Y. Lawyer Disbarred
(CN) - A New York appeals court has disbarred a lawyer who pleaded guilty to harassment and stalking charges for threatening behavior, which included mailing a judge a box cutter.The court considered...
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Judge ordered into anger management, and other courthouse corrections
Few authorities in our society have the power of judges, so when they go astray, it may seem that those affected by their transgressions have no recourse apart from voting them out in the next...
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Honoring our Mothers - Many of Whom Were Wrongfully Taken into Guardianship
Many of whom were forced into facilities against their will and denied our comfort when they most needed us. We honor those lost in guardianship and treasure those whom we are lucky to still have...
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DCF refuses to let Justina Pelletier be with her Mother on Mother's Day
Department of Children and Families (DCF) denied the meeting for Linda Pelletier to be with Justina after a request was submitted by the Pelletier's attorneys. Tragically this continues a trend by DCF...
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Video: Public Guadians Abuse 87-Year-Old Widow and Seize $1.8 Million
For Lucille Castillo Lyon, the new OC Public Guardian, it's "business as usual" as she continues the practices of her predecessors, William D. Mahoney and John S. Williams. In this video, the seizure...
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Ex-banker gets 5 years for defrauding elderly
Diane Elizabeth NiehausDAYTON —A former Centerville Union Savings Bank manager was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing more than $1 million from elderly and...
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