Indicted abusive guardian Sharon Moore

Ayundando Guardians: Where the money went, sort of

New Mexico: Embezzlement suspect in guardians case pleads guilty

June 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

The judges of the State of New Mexico Judicial Districts appoint every single one of these corporations that are now being shown to have been run by corrupt individuals – for years – gaining their filthy lucre only because the Court re-appoints them, without question, time after time. But you can’t complain to the group who’s committing the crime — the Judges, in continuing to appoint corrupt corporations without any supervision whatsoever, and accepting no [- more...]

Outside the city limits of Las Vegas, N.M., Justin Bowers talks about how he discovered his $117,000 inheritance was allegedly stolen by his court-appointed guardian, Ayudando Guardians. (Colleen Heild/Albuquerque Journal)

New Mexico: Ayudando Guardians allegedly stole ward’s $117,000 then housed ward in leaky trailer

October 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

By Colleen Heild for the Albuquerque Journal LAS VEGAS, N.M. – For Justin Bowers, home is a travel trailer that attracts flies and leaks when it rains. Even so, it’s a step up from where his court-appointed guardian previously had him living – in a 17-man boarding home that charged $800-a-month rent. It’s not what Bowers, who is from Albuquerque, wants. It’s not what his father, who worked 30 years for the U.S. Post Office, wanted for his son. Bowers, 34, who has been under [- more...]

Seal of the New Mexico Office of the State Auditor

New Mexico: State auditor says Office of Guardianship fails to oversee firms

September 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

From the Albuquerque Journal By Colleen Heild / Journal Investigative Reporter Thursday, September 21st, 2017 at 11:43pm State Auditor Tim Keller’s office on Thursday issued an “emergency risk” advisory for the state Office of Guardianship based on an initial review that showed the agency has failed to properly oversee more than 20 private companies that are paid by the state to provide guardian services for vulnerable, indigent New Mexicans. The Guardianship Office, which has about 900 [- more...]

New Mexico Bust Belies US Elder Guardian Crisis

September 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

By Juliette Fairley Friday, 01 Sep 2017 04:50 PM Current | Bio | Archive While the founders of Ayudando Guardians Inc. (Ayudando) defend themselves against charges of conspiracy, fraud, theft and money laundering, elder advocates nationwide contend that the offenses uncovered in New Mexico this year are not isolated incidents. “There’s more to this story than meets the eye,” said Dr. Sam Sugar, founder of the Florida-based Americans Against Abusive Probate Guardianship (AAAPG), a [- more...]

Ayudando purchases chart: from Federal search warrant affidavit, C.Cunningham/Journal

New Mexico: Who guards the guardians? Ayudando was a family affair

July 31, 2017 // 0 Comments

By Colleen Heild / Journal Investigative Reporter Ayudando Guardians Inc. opened its doors with two nurses and a medical records expert in 2004. It was formed, according to its website, “due to the enormous need for guardians and conservators in the State of New Mexico.” The nonprofit Albuquerque-based guardian and conservator firm – now accused along with its principal owners of looting millions of dollars from client accounts – grew over the years. And, the company increasingly [- more...]

A press conference Thursday on the indictment involving Ayudando Guardians and its two top managers drew top law enforcement officials involved in the investigation. From left to right, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy Pena, Acting U.S. Attorney James Tierney, IRS Special Agent Ismael Nevarez Jr., and FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Derek Fuller. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)

New Mexico: Employee blows whistle on guardian embezzlement case

July 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

For more than a decade, one of the state’s largest guardianship firms was routinely appointed by the courts to protect clients whose disabilities left them unable to handle their money or pay their bills. Behind the scenes, federal officials say, Susan Harris and Sharon Moore were allegedly running up the company credit card of Ayudando Guardians to the tune of $4 million by living the life of luxury and paying the American Express bills with client trust money. Then last June, according [- more...]

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