Chase Bank Employee Targeted The Elderly

November 23, 2018 Edmund Burke 0

November 23, 2018 SAN DIEGO — A bank employee who developed personal relationships with elderly customers in Imperial Beach and then siphoned roughly $300,000 from their accounts was sentenced to three years and eight months […]

Family Swiped From Sick Granny

November 9, 2018 Edmund Burke 0

Grandchildren Sentenced for elder exploitation By John Molseed jmolseed@postbulletin.com Oct 17, 2018 Rochester, Minnesota A Chatfield couple found guilty of taking more than $274,000 from an elderly family member’s estate were given probation Tuesday. Jason […]

Are Judges Really Immune?

September 26, 2018 Edmund Burke 0

Houston federal judge allows state judge to be sued By David Yates | May 16, 2018 HOUSTON – Southern District Chief Justice Lee H. Rosenthal recently issued a landmark ruling allowing a wrongful death lawsuit […]

Probate Victims Get No Payback

August 31, 2018 Edmund Burke 250

Victims of Desert State still waiting for restitution By Colleen Heild / Journal Investigative Reporter Saturday, August 11th, 2018 at 11:30pm Copyright © 2018 Albuquerque Journal A woman known in court records as “J.W.” died […]

100+ People Filed Complaints on Tennessee Lawyer

August 12, 2018 Edmund Burke 0

“OVERSIGHT” FAILURE  OR COURT CORRUPTION? Nashville, Tennessee June 19, 2018 By TENA LEE tlee@mainstreetmediatn.com Hendersonville attorney Andy Allman has been disbarred from practicing law and ordered to pay $320,050 in restitution and court costs, according […]

Problems In Vermont’s Probate Guardian Programs

June 17, 2018 Edmund Burke 0

Who Is Watching Vermont’s Legal Guardians? From:  Seven Days:  Vermont’s Independent Voice By TAYLOR DOBBS @TAYLORDOBB Bruce Thomas and two of his siblings waged a costly court battle for eight years, alleging that their brother […]

Lawyer Targeted Elderly & Dementia Clients

May 1, 2018 Edmund Burke 0

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 […]

Fraud & the Family Shakedown

April 29, 2018 Edmund Burke 0

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

March 24, 2018 Edmund Burke 0

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 […]

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