Involuntary Redistribution of Assets (IRA) cases which use probate venues and/or probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships and powers of attorney) to loot assets of the dead and disable/incapacitated can manifest themselves in a number of ways. The Marshall/Morrissey trial currently underway in Manhattan has the defendants facing criminal charges of defrauding the estate of Marshall’s Keep Reading…
Son a ‘heel’ to shoe fan Astor Laura Italiano April 30, 2009 New York Post http://www.nypost.com/seven/04302009/news/regionalnews/son_a_heel_to_shoe_fan_astor_166885.htm?page=0 No shoes for you! Anthony Marshall had his famous but failing mother, Brooke Astor, in such a tizzy over her finances that she was afraid to even go shoe shopping, according to startling testimony in his Manhattan swindle trial Keep Reading…
A new EstateofDenial.com column is posted in the Commentary section. We’ve long wanted to write this piece about the similarity of details regarding Brooke Astor’s estate and those of other Involuntary Redistribution of Assets (IRA) cases in which probate venues and/or probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships and powers of attorney) are used to loot assets Keep Reading…
Crichton’s Last Thriller Karen Donovan April 20, 2009 Condé Nast Portfolio.com http://www.portfolio.com/business-news/portfolio/2009/04/20/Michael-Crichtons-Last-Thriller When he died in November, the author left behind two unpublished books and one real mystery: Will his widow be able to gain control of a substantial part of his estate against his wishes? The publishing world is abuzz with news that Michael Keep Reading…
Estate of Denial® provides news, analysis and commentary on abusive practices occurring in probate courts and via probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney). We provide original perspective to educate the public regarding this growing threat to both individual freedoms and property rights.As problems with the Tennessee judiciary are a regular topic here at Estate of Denial®, this post from Memphis’ The Daily News was noted with interest: GOP Proposals Take Aim at Tennessee Courts Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature are taking a close look at the judiciary branch this year, with several proposals expected to be Keep Reading…
Courtroom cronyism is certainly a frequent factor in the abusive probate cases discussed here at Estate of Denial® . EconomicFreedom.org describes cronyism as follows: Cronyism occurs when an individual or organization colludes with government officials to get forced benefits they could not have otherwise obtained voluntarily. Those benefits come at the expense of consumers, taxpayers, Keep Reading…
In September senior assistant Attorney General (AG) C.H. Jones wrote to a Richland County court that the AG’s office was “ready and more than willing” to release a copy of the contract under which Columbia attorney Kenneth Wingate is suing former James Brown trustees, Robert Buchanan of Aiken and Adele Pope of Newberry. It now Keep Reading…
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry has filed theft charges in two separate white-collar crime cases, he said today, in which a total of about $800,000 was stolen. In the first case, prosecutors charged Stacy H. Sheedy, an Indianapolis attorney and accountant, with three counts of theft and one count of forgery, according to a release Keep Reading…
Nearly 50 years after country star “Gentleman” Jim Reeves died in a Brentwood plane crash, a Nashville judge will settle once and for all the fate of his still-lucrative musical legacy. On Monday, a trial gets under way in Davidson County Probate Court to decide the proper division of the income from Reeves’ royalties — which Keep Reading…
Astor (alleged) estate looting reflects grave robbing trends
Grave Robbing Affects More than Astor-nomical Estates Lou Ann Anderson April 29, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com In life, Brooke Astor represented the best of New York high society exemplifying gracious living and philanthropic generosity. That she, in her last years, would become an alleged victim of elder abuse was unimaginable. And in death, Brooke is still making Keep Reading…