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Nevada: KOLO-8 ABC News – Elder Exploitation Lessons Learned

August 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

Updated: Mon 12:41 PM, Aug 17, 2015 RENO, NV – We’ve all heard about elder abuse, but what about elder exploitation? That’s where a family member, acquaintance, or professional takes advantage of a senior’s finances. It’s becoming a big problem as our senior population grows. Sometime such crimes can even happen under the most controlled environments—under the watchful eye of the courts. By all accounts Angela Dottei was a responsible person. A former employee with Washoe county [- more...]

Law Office of Brian A Raphan, who won conviction of attorney charged with embezzling over $750,000 from her ward

New York: Long Island Attorney admits to embezzling $797,000 in funds from client

August 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015 DISTRICT ATTORNEY QUEENS COUNTY 125-01 QUEENS BOULEVARD KEW GARDENS, NEW YORK 11415-15611 718-286-6000 Release 109-2015 www.QueensDA.org twitter@QueensDABrown CONTACT: KEVIN RYAN IKIMULISA LIVINGSTON MERIS CAMPBELL 718-286-6315 LONG ISLAND ATTORNEY ADMITS TO EMBEZZLING S797,000 IN FUNDS FROM CLIENTS Will Sign Confession Of Judgment; Faces Vp To 410 12 Years in Prison Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown today announced that a Great Neck, Long [- more...]

Julie London Ferguson with her mother Marise Ferguson in happier, freer times

Florida: Judge calls for scrutiny of guardianship case

August 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

Sarasota Herald-Tribune By Barbara Peters Smith Published: Friday, August 7, 2015 at 2:43 p.m. SARASOTA – A circuit judge appointed an independent court monitor on Friday to investigate the case of a Siesta Key resident and former art gallery owner who has spent the last two and a half years under the control of a professional guardianship, after attorneys for her daughter argued that the hasty procedure making her a ward of the court was a violation of due process. Facts ABOUT THE SERIES [- more...]

How the Daughter of One of America’s Most Beloved Actors and Others Are Calling for Change

August 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Asbury Park Press Investigations Team ran a shocking four-part series exploring guardianship abuse. “Betrayal of Trust: Stealing From Seniors” features the story of a New Jersey elder law attorney and court-appointed guardian who stole millions of dollars from over 16 wards under her supervision, including seniors in their 80s and 90s. The court-appointed guardian threw some elderly wards into nursing homes and sold the wards’ homes. She even changed their wills to [- more...]

NYTimes: Hipaa’s Use as Code of Silence Often Misinterprets the Law

July 26, 2015 // 0 Comments

Filed under our new category: Know Your Rights July 17, 2015, The New York Times, “The New Old Age” column by Paula Span (emphasis added) Intended to keep personal health information private, the law does not prohibit health care providers from sharing information with family, friends or caregivers unless the patient specifically objects. Even if he or she is not present or is incapacitated, providers may use “professional judgment” to disclose pertinent information to a [- more...]

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