A former Bucks County supervisor who pressured employees to politick on the taxpayers’ dime, tallied illicit comp time in a secret ledger, and then shredded evidence as investigators closed in, pleaded guilty Wednesday to theft and other charges. Candace Quinn became the first of four high-ranking officials charged March 4 in the county Register of Keep Reading…
For two decades neither the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office nor the Internal Revenue Service has been willing to take serious action to remedy the abuses that have plagued one of the wealthiest nonprofits in America, the Milton Hershey School for poor children. It is one of the longest lingering scandals in the modern nonprofit world Keep Reading…
PHOENIX – Updated as of August 30, 2011 Accusations Longtime Arizona attorney Grant Goodman made serious allegations over the past year against attorneys and guardians in Maricopa County Probate Court. “Assets are being raped and pillaged every day,” said Goodman. Accusations like that may have landed him in trouble. “The conduct that’s going on in Keep Reading…
APPLETON — A former Appleton guardian accused of stealing from elderly and disabled clients was released from jail Tuesday after a judge agreed to give prosecutors more time to prepare for trial. Outagamie County Reserve Judge Harold Froehlich postponed Jeffrey M. Schend’s trial to the week of Jan. 9, despite a speedy trial demand filed 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…
Texas voters tiring of corruption, cronyism
As Americans overwhelmingly lose confidence in and patience with government, Texans are no exception. And as Texans, by nature, are rarely quiet about their discontentment, it’s no surprise to see Lone Star State communities taking action against officials or entities seen as violating public trust. Central Texas has Killeen city council members facing a recall Keep Reading…