Investigative Reporters BEWARE a Sad Day for America!
Ray Fernandez
August 27, 2010
ElderAbuseHelp.org
http://elder-abuse-cyberray.blogspot.com/2010/08/wistle-blowers-beware-no-cameras.html
In the age of new media when most cell phones are equipped with cameras and video that can turn a regular citizen into an investigative reporter that can be posted on media sites such as YouTube and made available to millions of viewers government has [...]
State Denies Melodie Scott Fiduciary License
Janet Phelan
August 20, 2010
The San Bernardino County Sentinel
www.janetphelan.com
The California Department of Consumer Affairs has issued a final determination on the issue of embattled conservator Melodie Scott’s application for a professional fiduciary license. In a decision tendered last week, the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) denied Melodie Scott’s appeal.
According to Russ [...]
Lack of recourse for person under predatory state guardianship
Name Withheld
Spring 2010
Feeding the Hungry
Early this spring I read that the Meals on Wheels Program has set a goal to end senior hunger by the year 2020. With a study showing 6 million senior citizens at risk of hunger in the U.S., they started a campaign to [...]
Prosecutions of elder abuse cases decline under Jerry Brown
Christina Jewett
August 21, 2010
CaliforniaWatch.org
http://californiawatch.org/prosecutions-elder-abuse-cases-decline-under-jerry-brown-013
The office of Attorney General Jerry Brown has dismissed an increasing number of criminal cases against defendants suspected of elder abuse, while cutting back on surprise inspections to investigate violence and neglect in nursing homes.
A California Watch review of elder abuse prosecutions found Brown’s [...]
Warwick woman under fire in court, again, regarding 94-year-old nursing-home patient
Tracy Breton
July 27, 2010
The Providence Journal
http://www.projo.com/news/content/ELDERLY_INTERLOPER_07-27-10_P1JB5DD_v21.3cf81cd.html
COVENTRY — A Warwick woman who is facing a civil-fraud suit for what the Rhode Island Supreme Court has termed “a troubling scenario of money, deceit and financial abuse” of a man who died at age 98 has now become [...]