You sometimes try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but a Williamson County (Texas) court room provided good reminder this afternoon that such efforts can also – in some cases – be a waste of time. Erring on the side of prudent caution or perceived cronyism was essentially the question before Williamson County Keep Reading…
We’ve written much about Williamson County, a central Texas county that is also one of the nation’s fastest areas. Our latest column Morton murder case suggests Williamson County corruption as fixture over fluke is posted here at Estate of Denial® as well as at Examiner.com. As many EoD readers follow government – especially judicial corruption Keep Reading…
We came across this YouTube video that discusses a troubling (and familiarly patterned) California guardianship case. Here’s the video description: 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 and demise Keep Reading…
ATLANTA (AP) — The FBI has assembled a new squad to investigate corruption among judges and legislators in Georgia, though the top federal agent in the state is being tightlipped about what cases are developing. Brian Lamkin, who heads the FBI office in Georgia, told The Associated Press he decided to form the team after 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.An estate lawyer accused of a “wrongful scheme” to steer money to himself from the estates of the late June M. Farrington and her surviving brother will pay back $410,000 as part of a settlement. Estate lawyer Stephen M. Newman also resigned as executor and trustee of all of the estates and trusts he set Keep Reading…
Shannon Price failed to prove that she and Gary Coleman had a common-law marriage after their 2009 divorce. Fourth District Judge James R. Taylor ruled Monday that while Price had lived in the former “Diff’rent Strokes” star’s home after their marriage ended, the relationship failed to meet the state’s standard for a common-law marriage. “There Keep Reading…
Police Detective Jason Takacs has two thick files filled with paperwork supporting charges that a local deli owner bilked three elderly siblings of more than $200,000. Takacs credits cooperation among police, People’s United Bank, the Fairfield Probate Court and a forensic accountant from the chief state’s attorney’s office with the Thursday arrest of Carmella Jamshidian, Keep Reading…
Here’s more big government “smoke and mirrors” from the state of Texas. In watching media postings across the country, it’s highly trendy to decry the need to protect the elderly and the vulnerable. It makes people feel good to think “someone” is out there with an eye on things. Problem comes in that those “someones” Keep Reading…
Two of Don Barden’s siblings have alleged “gross irregularities” in the handling of the late casino mogul’s estate, including a potentially phony trust agreement. “It quite simply appears to be a fraud,” Farmington Hills attorney Steven Cohen charged in court papers last month. He represents Helen Robinson and Douglas Barden, who are challenging the validity Keep Reading…
Morton murder case suggests Williamson County corruption as fixture over fluke (TX)
Newly-released information further suggests a Williamson County man’s wrongful incarceration for nearly 25 years based on a seemingly contrived murder conviction. It also exposes conduct which bolsters County Attorney Jana Duty’s recent efforts to hold accountable for questionable actions County Judge Dan Gattis, county commissioners along with other county officials and their agents. In a Keep Reading…