Woman allegedly scams elderly man Sharon Woods Harris October 31, 2009 Pekin Daily Times http://www.pekintimes.com/news/x665159777/Woman-allegedly-scams-elderly-man PEKIN, Ill. – A South Pekin woman was arrested Friday for allegedly bilking an elderly man out of cars, loans and his pension money. Gina Y. Robinson, 38, of 1412 Eighth St., South Pekin, was arrested for financial exploitation of Keep Reading…
Plea entered in elder abuse case Kelly Dame October 17, 2009 Midland Daily News (MI) http://ourmidland.com/articles/2009/10/17/police_and_courts/doc4ad95c8c0b614179667905.txt The Midland man accused of ignoring his 84-year-old mother’s medical needs resulting in the amputation of her right foot has pleaded no contest to charges in the case. Jonathan Philips Nelson, 54, appeared before Midland County Circuit Court Judge Keep Reading…
Brooke Astor’s secretary spills the family secrets Alice Macycove Perdue October 11, 2009 New York Post http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooke_astor_secretary_spills_the_TNQxI2k9n53NBdi5pYbAdP Alice Perdue worked as Brooke Astor’s office manager and as an executive assist ant to her son, Anthony Marshall, for 12 years, between 1993 and 2005. This first- person account — she is also writing a book on Keep Reading…
Brooke Astor will forever be known as a New York socialite and philanthropist, but today – two years after her death at 105 – she also became America’s most high profile elder abuse victim. Five months, 74 witnesses, 16,000 pages of testimony. That’s the experience that led a Manhattan Supreme Court jury to believe that 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…
Astor estate looting trial ends with guilty verdicts
Astor estate looting trial ends with guilty verdicts for son, estate planning attorney Lou Ann Anderson October 8, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com Brooke Astor will forever be known as a New York socialite and philanthropist, but today – two years after her death at 105 – she also became America’s most high profile elder abuse victim. Five Keep Reading…