A federal judge in Hartford is preparing to hear dueling testimonies next week in advance of sentencing for former Norwich accountant F. Robert LaSaracina, who is facing the possibility of more than five years in prison and an order of restitution in the millions for defrauding investors. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael S. McGarry has argued Keep Reading…
Felix Robert LaSaracina “carefully and methodically defrauded his victims over many years, knowing all the while that what he was doing was wrong,” according to a government sentencing memorandum that paints the former Norwich accountant as a dishonest schemer. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael McGarry, who signed the 33-page document, rejects the notion that LaSaracina’s “alleged Keep Reading…
Should court-appointed attorneys for society’s most vulnerable enjoy immunity from liability for their actions, and, if so, how much? That was the question facing the Connecticut Supreme Court last week in the aftermath of a lawsuit filed by the estate of Daniel Gross, a New York resident whose visit to Connecticut ended in a 10-month Keep Reading…
CHILTON — Police say a Chilton man who had the authority to handle the finances of a man who is medically impaired stole thousands of dollars from him to pay for vehicles and other goods last year. Wayne E. Mohnsam Jr., 42, will make an initial appearance Nov. 16 in Calumet County Court on one Keep Reading…
I wanted to shout out, sitting in the dignified, ornate chambers of the state Supreme Court Monday morning, as a string of lawyers debated what should be a basic right. If somebody you have hired absolutely ruins your life — shouldn’t you be able to sue them? And yet, the Supreme Court is being asked 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.Detroit— The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development and its co-founder, Elaine Steele, filed court action late Tuesday accusing a Wayne County probate judge and two court-appointed lawyers of conspiracy in the long-standing battle over the estate of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Steele’s attorney, Steven G. Cohen, added he also has filed Keep Reading…
Lee Bailey’s eurweb.com (Electronic Urban Report) has once again picked up Sue Summer’s latest article from The Newberry Observer on the questionable actions surrounding administration of James Brown’s estate. The article is introduced as follows: For those who’ve been keeping track of the James Brown probate case, or if you’re simply interested in know where Keep Reading…
Forget women! Hell hath no fury like a lawyer scorned – or at least that would seem the case as per this latest Danny Tate posting at Impeachrandykennedy’s Blog. A conservatorship (guardianship) can strip a person of their individual liberty and property rights. While Nashville musician Danny Tate admits his struggle with alcohol and drug Keep Reading…
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…
