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2024-04-23 05:10
Renee Williams(Baldwin County Corrections Center)By WALA Digital StaffBAY MINETTE, Ala. (WALA)
- A Baldwin County circuit judge set a June 12 sentencing date for a
Bay Minette woman convic… Read More
2024-04-22 06:00
By Georgia MakitaloMelissa Joan Hart is back on Lifetime with the new movie The Bad Guardian.
This thriller also stars La La Anthony and Eric Pierpoint. What happens
when the person… Read More
2024-04-22 05:38
There are 10 states, along with the District of Columbia, that have laws legalizing medically assisted suicide. DELAWARE -- A
bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware narrowly clea… Read More
2024-04-21 06:00
By:Ryan NaumannCarol Burnett’s daughter Erin Hamilton was slammed by the guardian representing her son Dylan after she pleaded for visitation to be reinstated. According to court docum… Read More
2024-04-21 05:30
By:Ryan NaumannCarol Burnett’s daughter Erin revealed her unsuccessful attempts to mend her relationship with the comedian as part of her court battle to see her son Dylan. Erin submit… Read More
2024-04-20 06:00
By Angelina VelasquezKevin Hunter’s legal battle to secure financial stability at his ex-wife Wendy Williams‘ expense has grown more complicated. Hunter
has been pursuing two y… Read More
2024-04-20 05:34
by Lynne KeenumALABASTER, Ala. — A Shelby County woman accused of stealing money from a 75-year-old resident at an Alabaster nursing home is out of jail on bond.Louise
Smith Bra… Read More
2024-04-20 05:30
By:Ryan NaumannBeach Boys’ singer Brian Wilson
was “confused” when asked about his family’s plan to place him under a
conservatorship due to his dementia —but… Read More
2024-04-19 06:00
Guardian uses multi-million dollar estate to sue ward's child By: Adam WalserST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Our ongoing series “The Price of Protection” has exposed problems with F… Read More
2024-04-18 06:00
Elijah Blue Allman filed an objection to his mother's petition last week stating his finances were in order
by J… Read More
2024-04-18 05:30
Dahamara Cuervo Alonso, 48, was arrested Tuesday on charges of grand
theft over $100,000, exploitation of elderly and organized scheme to
defraud over $50,000
By NBC6… Read More
2024-04-18 05:00
Tina Vaughn(SCSO)By Rose Johnson MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A caregiver was
arrested for throwing boiling water on her client, according to Memphis
Police Department.Tina Vaughn, 42, is charge… Read More
2024-04-17 06:00
(WXYZ) — 7 Investigator Heather Catallo and WXYZ-TV have been honored
with a Wade H. McCree award by the Michigan Press Association for her
series Problems in Probate. In
2023, Cata… Read More
2024-04-17 05:47
When 51-year-old Amanda Jameson lost consciousness and nearly slipped into a diabetic coma, her cat Willow sprung into action; biting Amanda's partner who had fallen asleep watching TV, then… Read More
2024-04-17 05:30
Attorney General Marty Jackley | Atty. Gen. Marty Jackley Official WebsiteBy Press Release
Apr 15, 2024 South Dakota Attorney Marty Jackley has announced that a
Texas coupl… Read More
2024-04-16 06:00
Amanda Bynes, Britney Spears, Wendy Williams and Nichelle Nichols. (Chris Smith/TheWrap)Such court-ordered financial oversight arrangements “adversely and disproportionately impact wom… Read More
2024-04-15 06:00
By Chris Dickerson WAYNE – A guardianship and conservatorship case filed
by a prominent Huntington businessman regarding an elderly woman who
currently lives in Cincinnati with her s… Read More
2024-04-15 05:30
By Shawn LealosFrank Fritz was placed under conservatorship
after suffering a stroke in 2022. However, two times now the
conservator and guardian risked being stripped of their roles by th… Read More
2024-04-14 06:00
By Rachel CannataWendy Williams is a former daytime talk show host, infamous for being unabashedly controversial. Her show ran for almost 14 years before abruptly ending in June 2022 due to… Read More
2024-04-14 05:30
“Joe” is a lonely, friendly, and trusting 78-year-old man with a soft
spot for those with hard-luck stories. He was befriended by “Sally,” a
much younger woman, at… Read More
2024-04-14 05:00
MT. CLEMENS, Mich. (FOX 2) - Three sanitation workers are being called heroes after spotting a house fire and rushing to help those stuck inside.The Priority Waste workers were on their regu… Read More
2024-04-13 06:00
Pitt County deputies on Tuesday arrested 42-year-old Dekedriya Maye.(Pitt County Sheriff's Office)By WITN Web TeamPITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A Simpson
woman is facing nearly 100 charges af… Read More
2024-04-13 05:30
by Brandon CarrMarivelis Serrano (WDIV)BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.
– Marivelis Serrano, the accused, is facing an 18-count felony warrant,
including a significant charge of embezzleme… Read More
2024-04-13 05:00
by: Megan BruggerPAYSON, Utah (ABC4)
— A Utah County couple was charged last week after allegedly exploiting
a vulnerable, elderly man of his multi-million dollar estate —
bef… Read More
2024-04-12 06:00
By David PropperA greedy son sent his wealthy mother to an early grave with abuse
that included forcing her to walk up stairs without her cane – leading
to a brutal fall, his older s… Read More
2024-04-12 05:30
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia
Thursday, April 11, 2024… Read More
2024-04-12 05:05
By Sarah BroadwayAccording to court documents, on Wednesday, authorities arrested a
Limestone County man after he agreed, and received payment, to repave a
92-year-old’s driveway and… Read More
2024-04-11 06:00
By Sara Vallone Months after Jay Leno filed for conservatorship over his wife’s estate, a judge has made a decision. The conservatorship hearing took place on April 9 at Los Angel… Read More
2024-04-11 05:30
by Alli RosenbloomJay Leno's request for a conservatorship of his wife Mavis Leno's
estate was granted on Tuesday during a hearing in a Los Angeles
courtroom.According to documents f… Read More
2024-04-10 06:00
Source:Former Simpson County Justice Court Deputy Clerk charged with embezzlement Read More
2024-04-10 05:30
WALHALLA— Walhalla Police
Chief Tim Rice defended his compensated work for Oconee County Probate
Court from 2018-20 while a full-time Oconee County Sheriff’s Office
deputy, an… Read More
2024-04-09 06:00
by Martin Holmes John Amos
is not the victim of elder abuse, according to a police investigation
that found no proof to substantiate the claims made by the actor’s
daught… Read More
2024-04-09 05:30
by Jacob OglesGov. Ron DeSantis suspended the Orlando City Commissioner after an elderly exploitation arrest.Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has announced a Special Election on May 21 to replace su… Read More
2024-04-09 05:00
MILTON, Ga. — A woman reported to police March 27 that a caretaker
stole more than $4,000 from her 78-year-old mother while working in her
Milton home.The woman said a substitute car… Read More
2024-04-08 09:30
By Chantelle NavarroORLANDO, Fla. — The civil case against suspended Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill is essentially closed.On Friday, a judge ordered Hill to stay away from the e… Read More
2024-04-08 09:11
by Kathryn WatsonCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law to reform conservatorships in California, after pop star Britney Spears' public fight to win her freedom from her fat… Read More
2024-04-07 06:00
As legislators negotiate a budget worth hundreds of billions of dollars,
advocates wonder whether Albany will approve $5 million for reforms to
the state’s troubled guardianship syst… Read More
2024-04-07 05:30
by Malik JacksonResidents displaced as Kansas City nursing home forced to shut downKANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City nursing home is on the brink of
shutting down and when FOX4 showed… Read More
2024-04-07 05:00
John Tinniswood, who has been retired for more than
half a century, inherited the Guinness World Records title from
Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora. World News|Reuters London: The world… Read More
2024-04-06 06:00
By Chris DickersonWAYNE – A Cincinnati man has filed a motion to dismiss a
guardianship case regarding his elderly mother that was filed by a
prominent Huntington businessman.
Ben… Read More
2024-04-06 05:30
by Quentin FottrellDear Quentin,Three months before passing
away, my father moved back with his girlfriend and made her power of
attorney so she could sell his house, pay bills and make me… Read More
2024-04-06 05:00
by Corey ArwoodINDIAN RIVER COUNTY – The caretaker of a Vero Beach woman went on
what police said was a two-week shopping spree with the woman's credit
card, leading to the caretaker… Read More
2024-04-05 06:00
By Northern California Record
In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First
Appellate District, Division Four, a case was filed on March 20, 2024.
The case involves… Read More
2024-04-05 05:30
by Senait Gebregiorgis Orange County, FL, USA — Some
Orlando voters will soon take their pick in a special election since a
city commissioner has been forced to give… Read More
2024-04-05 05:00
Manuel C. Diaz Hernandez, 72, is facing charges including exploitation of an elderly person in an amount over $50,000, grand theft of a person over 65, organized scheme to defraud and unlawf… Read More
2024-04-04 15:48
By Randy TravisA hearing panel recommended Douglas County Probate Court Judge Christina Peterson be removed from office.DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - She must go. That’s the unanimous recommenda… Read More
2024-04-04 15:15
By Natalie MissakianAndreyPopov/Getty Images/iStockphotoEn español
| AARP is backing legislation that would help states train and recruit
law students to represent adults facing gua… Read More
2024-04-03 13:55
By Emily AshcraftVERNAL — A mental health counselor has been sentenced to a term of
one to 15 years in prison for a second conviction of exploiting a
vulnerable adult.The victim in b… Read More
2024-04-03 13:47
Helping someone you love to move into a
nursing home can be stressful enough. Nursing homes should not try to
make you personally responsible for a loved one’s bill as a con… Read More
2024-04-02 06:00
By Phylicia AshleyORLANDO, Fla. — Some of the people in District 5 are shocked that the
same commissioner who launched weekly workouts to improve their health
and advocated for affor… Read More
2024-04-02 05:30
New video shows a South Miami caretaker allegedly abusing an elderly woman at an assisted living facility in an incident that led to the caretaker's arrest. Josephine Gurri, 77, who is… Read More
2024-04-02 05:03
by: Jordan Baker(KRON)
— A caretaker was arrested for identity thefts of multiple elderly
people including residents at the facility where she was employed,
according to the Santa R… Read More
2024-04-01 06:00
Story by India Today World Desk An
official in the US state of Florida has been arrested for defrauding a
96-year-old woman of her savings worth more than USD100,000 and spendingÂ… Read More
2024-04-01 05:30
by Jeff ReinitzWATERLOO — A Waterloo couple
has been arrested after a relative was found living with untreated
bedsores and other ailments in January.Police
arrested Jerry Lee… Read More
2024-03-31 06:00
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. — An elderly man and
woman were safely rescued with the help of K-9 Officer Nix after
driving off an embankment on Highway 20 and getting trapped overnight,
says… Read More
2024-03-31 05:30
by Omar SherifHero, an Akita breed dog, led emergency crews to his owner after the man had fallen into a ditch near Taber, Alta. (Lost Paws Society, Taber Police Service)A 61-year… Read More
2024-03-31 05:05
By Alaina Mencinger / Journal Staff WriterHeel, Lassie. There’s a new courageous canine in town.Meet
Peanut, a black and white pup recently adopted from Albuquerque’s
Westside… Read More
2024-03-30 06:00
VermontBiz The Attorney General’s Office announced
that Lilac Rain Brown-Fisher, 28, of Essex Junction, Vermont, was
charged yesterday with one count of felony Grand Larceny, one cou… Read More
2024-03-30 05:30
by
Chandelar Williams Shelbyville, TN - A Shelbyville resident, Mary Ann Pruitt, is facing
serious charges following an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of
Investigation's Me… Read More
2024-03-30 05:00
Brian Andres, 42.Brian Andres, 42, arrested and booked into county jail
– Brian Andres, 42, was arrested by Paso Robles Police Department
officers on charges of felony elder abuse aft… Read More
2024-03-29 06:04
Scott Newmark is accused of taking nearly $70,000 from two elderly or disabled adults he was close to. Author: Aaron Parseghian
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Pinellas County man is behind bars… Read More
2024-03-29 06:00
Florida authorities say case is still activeDaniel Dahm, Digital Content ManagerTreasure Roberts, Reporter ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Commissioner Regina Hill was arrested Thursday on sev… Read More
2024-03-28 06:00
By Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA®, CES™The ongoing saga of Britney Spears
and her conservatorship has shone a spotlight on the challenges
associated with financial conservatorshi… Read More
2024-03-28 05:30
by: Brittany MullerTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A federal judge has appointed a trustee to
manage a local non-profit facing bankruptcy and allegations of missing
money.
The Center for Spe… Read More
2024-03-28 05:00
Hawai`i residents and businesses reported losing $51.7 million to
internet crimes in 2023, a huge 45 percent increase over the $35.8
million reported in 2022. The number of Hawai`i c… Read More
2024-03-27 06:00
By: Clark Kauffman
A pair of Iowa care facilities
are facing sanctions for failing to provide medical assistance for their
residents, two of whom died… Read More
2024-03-27 05:30
By WSBTV.com News Staff CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. — A Carrollton woman is facing charges of fraud and exploitation against the elderly.According
to the Buchanan Police Department, eigh… Read More
2024-03-27 05:00
By ADAM DRAPCHOPLYMOUTH — Michelle Trojano, who
previously pleaded guilty to two counts of felony theft, has been
sentenced by Grafton Superior Court to 12 months of incarceration. S… Read More
2024-03-26 06:00
Emporia, KS, USA / KVOE
Chuck SamplesThe Kansas Senate has passed a bill that would expand the state’s Silver Alert system.
Traditionally used whenever senior citizens go missing, S… Read More
2024-03-26 05:30
FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Detectives with the Marion County
Sheriff’s Department have charged two people with stealing more than
$17,000 from a disabled, elderly person.
The complaint… Read More
2024-03-26 05:00
UPPER SANDUSKY — The Ohio District 5 Area Agency
on Aging and Wyandot County Department of Job and Family Services Adult
Protective Services (APS) have collab… Read More
2024-03-25 14:16
Ralph Cowart and Meghan McCullough(Candler County Sheriff's Office)By WTOC StaffCANDLER COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Some charges in a case of elder neglect in Candler County have been dismissed.The… Read More
2024-03-25 14:03
By Ryan ShinerA man was charged late Wednesday in Cole County with financially exploiting his elderly father.
Michael Kliethermes was charged with financially exploiting an
elderly perso… Read More
2024-03-25 13:55
By Rose Lundy Researchers point to an advocacy program in Maine that works with Adult
Protective Services as one solution to preventing exploitation. A new study found that almost 40… Read More
2024-03-24 06:00
by Quentin FottrellDear Quentin,My wife had a cousin, “Bob,” who was married and had no children. He
told her that he and his wife, “Mary,” had made new wills, prepa… Read More
2024-03-24 05:30
By Gabriela MartinezLancaster's
finest has once again cracked down on illegal operations preying on the
city’s elderly, shutting down a covert senior home on Thursday. As report… Read More
2024-03-24 05:00
By JD Franklin IIIBURLINGTON, N.C. — A Triad woman turned herself in and is facing charges, according to deputies with the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office.On May 18, 2023, the A… Read More
2024-03-23 15:37
Joseph Tyler was also ordered to pay $23,000 in restitution to older
Coloradans that he defrauded in the scam, which took place from February
2020 until October 2022 NEWS RELEASE
ATTORNEY… Read More
2024-03-23 15:28
Gina Cook Gilbert, 63.(Source: Etowah County Sheriff's Office)By WBRC Digital StaffETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC)
- Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the conviction and
sentenc… Read More
2024-03-22 15:27
A Massachusetts woman was in court Thursday, accused of defrauding a 95-year-old woman of about $150,000 while working for her as a personal care assistant. Source:Caregiver stole $150K from… Read More
2024-03-22 15:20
A recent report by Disability Rights California reveals widespread
neglect and abuse of people in Los Angeles County held under mental
health conservatorship. In LA County last year, over… Read More
2024-03-22 15:16
California’s State Council on Developmental Disabilities is looking
for a firm to run a branding campaign to boost the use of its “supported decision-making” program.
SDM… Read More
2024-03-21 06:00
March 20, 2024 By Rachel E. Morgan, Susannah N. Tapp
The
population of older adults has expanded. The percentage… Read More
2024-03-21 05:30
By Randi HildrethORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando
Commissioner Regina Hill is at the center of a Florida Department of
Law Enforcement (FDLE) investigation about the alleged financial
exploitation… Read More
2024-03-21 05:00
by Shea BaechleHolly Kliethermes is wanted for arrest on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, for
the financial exploitation of her father-in-law. (Photo - File) NEW BLOOMFIELD — A Cole County… Read More
2024-03-20 06:00
The former TV host has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia. By Samantha Kubota and Diana Dasrath Wendy Williams' ex-husband Kevin Hunter is asking for nearly
two years o… Read More
2024-03-20 05:30
by Quentin FottrellMy grandfather passed and left his four kids each a one-quarter share
of the family home. My cousin moved in and later threatened to sue my
elderly mother for the repair… Read More
2024-03-19 06:00
According to an arrest warrant, the victim is diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, is non-verbal, and on a feeding tube. Source:Father arrested after disabled daughter found alone, severely malnou… Read More
2024-03-19 05:41
A man saved his elderly mother from a house fire in Royal Oak. Source:Man battling cancer saves elderly mother from house fire in Royal Oak Read More
2024-03-19 05:30
A Stamford man was sentenced this week for stealing from a family trust he administered, according to prosecutors.by Richard KaufmanCurtis Solsvig, 69, of Stamford, is required to report to… Read More
2024-03-18 06:00
Michigan Department of Attorney General March 15, 2024… Read More
2024-03-18 05:30
Doris Nieves Ruiz. (Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation)CORAL GABLES, Fla.
– Coral Gables police arrested a 31-year-old woman Monday after she
stole an elderly woman’s… Read More
2024-03-18 05:00
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A caretaker faces
multiple charges after the man she cared for became alarmed by his
credit card statements.Karley Clark,
23, is charged with two counts of abuse of… Read More
2024-03-17 07:13
by: Matthew Nobert (FOX40.COM) — A senior caregiver in Placer County was convicted on
Wednesday of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a veteran with
dementia, according to Pl… Read More
2024-03-17 07:13
A couple years ago, Christy Conrad saw a man named Bill out walking and offered him a ride. She learned he was legally blind and had to walk hours for his daily commute. Steve Hartman goes "… Read More
2024-03-17 06:52
After real estate investors bought their building, Helen Byrne and her neighbors are at risk of being forced out of their rent-controlled apartments. Hilda Gutierrez reports. Source:94-year… Read More
2024-03-16 06:00
By
Vanessa Serna and
Eileen Reslen Wendy Williams’ guardian,
Sabrina Morrissey, accused A+E Networks of exploiting the former TV
personality in Lifetime’s &ldquo&hell…Read More
2024-03-16 05:10
"He just bloomed," pet parent Jeanette says of how Velcro, a senior dog with special needs, reacted to being adopted by Kelli BenderVelcro, originally named Beluga, arrived at Austin P… Read More
2024-03-15 07:54
He was found to have practiced law after he was suspended by The Florida Bar for violating Bar rules. By Max Marbut Matt ShirkMatt Shirk, former 4th Judicial
Circuit Public Defender, was di… Read More
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