Lawyer Targeted Elderly & Dementia Clients
Clifford Ward Chicago Tribune A former lawyer who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his clients to fund a high-end lifestyle was sentenced Tuesday to 4½ years in prison by a judge who said […]
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Fraud & the Family Shakedown
StepMother as Fraudster? From Forbes: (The following is excerpted from The Wolf at the Door: Undue Influence and Elder Financial Abuse.) I read the latest summary sheet of our law firm’s disputed probate, estate and trust […]
Trust Attorney Raided Client’s Estates
Ex-lawyer who stole from elderly clients to fund lavish lifestyle sentenced to 4 1/2 years Illinois Estate Lawyer Robert Beck Sentenced (DuPage County sheriff’s office) Clifford WardChicago Tribune A former lawyer who stole hundreds of […]
Ohio Probate Judge Indicted
Mahoning County judge charged with stealing over $96K from client Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Ohio disqualified her as a judge while her case is pending By Chelsea Simeon and Dave SessPublished: January 9, 2018, […]
NJ Lawyer Steals From Elders & Estates
NJ Lawyer guilty of Swiping Over $1 million from Estates & Elderly Clients Updated Jan 12; Posted Jan 12, 2018 By Caitlin Mota The Jersey Journal An Ocean County lawyer has been found guilty of […]
JP Morgan: Clients Deserve Nothing!
JPMorgan Says Family Awarded $8 Billion Deserves Nothing By Tom Korosec and Margaret Cronin Fisk Bank says law and evidence don’t support Dallas jury’s verdict Lender was found to have mismanaged airline executive’s estate JPMorgan Chase […]
Elder Assault: Rachel Aviv In The New Yorker
How the Elderly Lose Their Rights Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it. By Rachel Aviv For years, Rudy North woke up […]
Indiana: Trust Lawyer Fleeced Disabled
Supreme Court indefinitely suspends special-needs trust lawyer October 25, 2017 Dave Stafford An Indianapolis lawyer suspended amid criminal charges and allegations that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his clients’ special-needs trust funds […]
NV Probate “Kidnapping” Story On Glenn Beck
Author The Glenn Beck Program Posted on Monday, Oct 23, 2017 ‘Someone Kidnapped My Parents’: Nevada Was Sheltering ‘Elder Abuse’ Around 10 percent of people over 65 are believed to be victims of “elder abuse,” […]
Tennessee Trust Attorney Indicted
Former Sumner County Attorney Indicted on 17 Counts of Theft NASHVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a former Sumner County attorney who […]