U.S. District Judge Christopher F. Droney has set sentencing for Dec. 20 for former Norwich accountant F. Robert LaSaracina, who pleaded guilty in July to wire fraud and willful failure to pay taxes withheld from employees of his accounting firm. Droney, appointed this week to a vacancy on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Keep Reading…
Highlighting examples of successful grassroots activism is something we think is critically important. Motivating and inspiring people to see what they can do with probate abuse – or any other issue – is an important function here at Estate of Denial®. While there is no one right way to approach things, a myriad of wrong Keep Reading…
LOCKPORT — An attorney who stole more than $235,000 from the estates of three clients pleaded guilty to two felonies Wednesday in State Supreme Court. David R. Schnell, whose law license was suspended Sept. 15 by the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court, could be sentenced to as long as 14 years in prison. Niagara Keep Reading…
We’ve posted this before, but thought this was a good time to again call attention to this interesting report from Texans for Lawsuit Reform entitled Template for Reform: How Texas is Restoring Its Civil Justice System. Estate of Denial® believes that state-based grassroots-type efforts are an important activist piece of educating the public on probate 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…
Hearing testimony suggests Medicaid abuse attracts all income levels
In October of this year, ElderLawAnswers.com featured a post, House Panel Hunts the Elusive ‘Millionaire on Medicaid’, that examined a September 21 congressional hearing on alleged abuses of Medicaid long-term care eligibility rules. It opened quoting Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Healthcare, who reportedly contended how Keep Reading…