Elder Abuse Elder Abuse I dedicate this page to Victims of Elder abuse. To tell their story in the hope that other elders, their families, or perhaps yourself, can be spared the incredible suffering and devastation of elder abuse. Articles
Is it Time to Demand Accountability? For Out of Control Social Protection
2008-04-04 12:45:00 Leslie Udvardi holds daughter Esther, 8 1/2, as husband Kirk shares the couch with their sons Abram, 13, left, and Samuel, 16, and Matthew, 18. The Redlands family is now struggling to pay $151,000 in legal bills accrued after Leslie Udvardi was wrongly accused of child abuse. Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA Sixteen-year-old Samuel Udvardi painfully recalls being pulled from a class at Loma Linda Academy two years ago by a sheriff's deputy and two social workers and whisked away to the care of a foster family."There were a few nights, sitting on my bunk bed, when I thought I would never see my parents again," he recalled of his time in foster care. "It was really awful, terrifying." "Our judicial system has become grossly iniquitous," she wrote in an open letter that she keeps with volumes of court and medical records, "as medical professionals responsible for unbiased and honest evaluations have the power to devastate and destroy families with no legal accountability." The Ud... More About: Social , Time , Reform , Accountability , Control
Senator Ronda Storms Sponsors Bills to Protect Seniors Living in Nursing Ho
2008-04-04 12:35:00 Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USATo introduce legislation that will provide greater protection to vulnerable residents of assisted living facilities and nursing homes.Storms brought her bill to the floor of the senate today.The proposed law would require the state's Department of Children and Families to notify law enforcement when investigating abuse and would increase the number of inspections by health officials where significant violations are discovered. Support the Senator in her fight against Elder Abuse Senator Rhonda Storms storms.ronda.web@flsenate.gov More About: Living , Reform , Sponsors , Nursing Home , Seniors
Miami-New York-LA The Triangle of Corruption
2008-04-03 18:00:00 He is a Congressman, and he says he can't help! Then what are your tax dollars going to? What about serving the people of his district?What is going on down there in Miami ? I am afraid to visit as I am an elderly person and I may be forced into a guardianship when alls I wanted to do was to relax and perhaps retire in Miami,..Now, no way, not with all of that monkey business going on!Corruption cases, abuse and fraud against elderly citizens and no one takes action?Un-believeable!!!Helen Rubenstien- N.M. More About: New York , York , New-York
Just How Corrupt and Vindictive Can Probate Courts Be? Just Ask Retired Jud
2008-04-03 13:00:00 By Christopher Ketcham ketcham99@hotmail.comON JUNE 17, an oppressively hot day, a knot of protestors converged in the plaza near Brooklyn State Supreme Court. They were mostly black, mostly women, middle-aged or elderly, well-dressed and solemn. Underneath the quiet demeanor, however, they appeared to be seething. The homemade signs in their hands expressed their anger."Judge Phillips ran for District Attorney. Now he's homeless.""Bring Judge Phillips home now!""What happened to Judge Phillips' multi-million dollar estate?"The tragic figure in their complaint, retired judge John L. Phillips, Jr., had a date in the courthouse, so when he arrived, the protest broke up and the group followed him into the building and up to the 9th floor.John Phillips had been returning to these halls since early 2001, the year he was planning to run for Brooklyn district attorney. That was also the year he was placed under a guardianship program overseen by a county judge, which wrested from Phillip... More About: Laws , Financial , Florida , Courts , Probate
Fox News NY
2008-04-01 18:00:00 click here to view =>>MyFoxNY.com -- MyFoxNY.com -- From anger to outrage: A recent Fox 5 investigation exposing allegations of guardian abuse generated quite the reaction from viewers across the country. It exposed how perfect strangers can take total control of your life, sell your home and spend your money and they wouldn't even have to ask you for permission. Mary Garofalo has this update to her investigation. ---------------------------------We need you to Contact Fox News and encourage them to do more stories like these here =>> Also log on to Fox News and E mail the story to everyone you can think of, let the Fox executives know that forced improper Guardianships and the stripping of our parents of their civil rights for unproven accusations . The supporting evidence will not be clear and convincing, but hearsay and innuendo this is repugnant and contrary to everything we believe in .... More About: Video
Congressman Mario Diaz Balart - Helpless to Assist Abused South Florida Eld
2008-04-01 17:55:00 Congressman Mario Diaz Balart said that Elder Abuse is a "State Matter" but that he was unable to sponsor or write any bills condemning the on-going epidemic of elder abuse that is affecting so many elders in South Florida and in other communities in the Nation. Elder Financial Abuse is a plight that is spreading throughout all of Florida's communities with an alarming immunity!Senior members of ElderAbuseHelp.Org accompanied Dr.Robert Sarhan to Congressman Balart's office in Miami, Florida in order to plead for help in his well documented case of elder financial abuse involving his elderly mother.Dr. Robert Sarhan recently granted ElderAbuseHelp.Org an interview as to the nature and outcome of his meeting with Congressman Mario Diaz Balart, during which the Congressman repeatedly asked Dr. Sarhan; "What do you want me to do ?" Dr. Sarhan expressively asked the Congressman for E.A. to be present during the meeting and the Congressman denied E.A. access to the meeting and only spok... More About: Interview , People in the News
Letters to Editor- Help! My Life is Being Destroyed By Corrupt a Probate S
2008-03-31 13:00:00 March 29, 2008Hi Ray ;My Name is Arthur Manthorne. I E-mailed you a while back about my wife Terri?s and my fight against abuse and legal and illegal theft within the confines of the system. You might remember that I sent you an update about Terri being taken from me and my losing conservatorship of the person. After this process it was an inevitable loss of her life orchestrated by a system of hospitals, health care families, family, lawyers, and money seeking individuals to go after the estate.I am now alone and entrenched in the long drawn-out probate fight under which information and activity comes in small spurts and mostly troubling news. I have had several lawyers over the last 10 years that have taken money from me (and crucial evidence), made promises, and ultimately disappeared with my money and case evidence. Many times I have asked for and accounting of what they are doing with my money and all have not delivered on this promise. I would imagine that you have heard this ... More About: Life , My Life , Letters , Editor , Probate
Oklahoma Drops the Ball on Elder Abuse Bill
2008-03-31 12:30:00 Mcalester,OK,USASenate Bill 1900 would have increased penalties for abusing the elderly. I would have fully supported this bill; unfortunately, it will not be heard. The chairman of my committee (Criminal Justice and Corrections) and/or the speaker of the House decided that SB 1900 would not be heard.District 17 state Rep. Brian Renegar: House of Representatives, 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 326, Oklahoma City, OK, 73105. Capitol office 405-557-7381. More About: Abuse , Reform , Elder Abuse , Legal
Journal Reporter Wins Award for Series on Elder Abuse
2008-03-30 12:37:00 Rhode Island News Tracy Breton, a member of The Providence Journal ?s investigative reporting team, has won a media award for regional/local reporting from The American Society on Aging.The award, which was presented at the organization?s conference in Washington, D.C., Friday, is for a series of stories she wrote last year about elder abuse and exploitation.She was recognized ?for her incisive articles? about financial abuse perpetrated against two elderly women in New York City by a ?helper? who is now serving a prison sentence, and about ?the devastating ?? and costly ?? effects of a feud between two sisters over the care of their mother,? who suffers from dementia.Breton wrote 25 stories about that family feud, which pitted the daughters of Laurette Borduas Eifrig, who now resides in assisted-living in Providence, against one another in a protracted court battle over who would have control over their mother?s finances and living situation.Because the sisters couldn?t agree on wha... More About: Abuse , Series , Elder Abuse
Sumter duo faces theft, forgery, fraud charges
2008-03-29 12:00:00 South Carolina,USAMichael L. Baxley, 33, of 5370 Christine Drive, and Janet M. Baxley, 38, of 31 Gaddy St., were charged Wednesday with exploitation of a vulnerable adult; financial transaction card fraud; burglary; petit larceny; and multiple counts of forgery.According to a release, the Sumter County Sheriff's Office Investigation Division has been working on several cases involving these two suspects for more than a year. Reports said the two befriended an 83-year-old man and forged more than $20,000 worth of checks in the man's name. The suspects also, according to reports, pried open the victim's window and stole money from his wallet, resulting in the burglary charge. Investigators said the suspects have admitted to removing copper from air conditioners from approximately 100 residences throughout the county, and the investigation is ongoing. More charges are likely, investigators said, as information is gathered and victims are identified.Thank you Thank You, Sumter Count... More About: Fraud , Forgery , Financial , Faces , Elder Abuse
Elderly KC Woman Found in Own Waste Dies
2008-03-28 12:00:00 An 85-year-old woman who had been allowed to lie in her own waste for several years died at a hospital this morning.Police arrested a man and two women last Thursday after finding Hazel L. Byes in her bed in the 5700 block of Forest Avenue. An ambulance took Byes to a hospital for treatment.Police said today they were presenting a case to prosecutors today for possible criminal charges.According to a police report, firefighters had been called to help transfer Byes, described as ?bedridden and overweight,? to a hospital. An officer who responded noted a strong odor of human waste when he entered the home. The source became clear when he saw Byes? bed, the officer wrote in his report.Source=>> More About: News , Physical , Woman , Waste , Elderly
Open Estate Planning a Good Thing? Maybe Not
2008-03-28 12:00:00 I mentioned in a previous column that open estate planning might be used as a tool to prevent elder abuse. I received a letter from an attorney who didn?t agree. In fact, he believes that open estate planning may cause elder abuse.He routinely advises clients not to read their Last Will and Testament to their children or give them copies of it, or tell them what is in it. He feels that almost invariably, when they have gone against his suggestions, there is an uproar in the family and it causes a split in the family relationships. He cites some examples, without using names, where open estate planning has led to abuse.Having your children find out ?your? wishes after ?your? death by reading ?your? Last Will and Testament may not prevent any family feuds. What it does prevent is family feuds in your presence the last 10 or 15 years of your life after you have read your Last Will and Testament before them or told them what?s in it.Caregiving brother. A woman who had no children had be... More About: Estate , Planning , Open , Good , Wills
Abuse Of Older People Nation's 'Secret Shame'
2008-03-28 11:55:00 UK. - Human rights amendment will help to close the 'protection gap'Help the Aged today responded to the Government's pledge that the Human Rights Act will be extended to cover residents in private care homes, and the announcement of a a major study into abuse of elderly people in NHS hospitals and care homes. Kate Jopling, head of public affairs at Help the Aged said:'Nine out of ten care homes are within the private or charitable sector, but as the law stands, residents at these homes are not protected by the Human Rights Act.'Whether it be a lack of privacy and dignity, a case of bullying or sheer neglect, there have been numerous instances in which older people have been denied their most basic human rights, but have had no legal protection.'The failure to protect these groups has been a blight on our society for too long, and Help the Aged has lobbied for many years for this scandalous loophole to be closed.'The Government's amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill ... More About: Abuse , People , Reform , Legal , Secret
Medicare's Hospital Trust Fund Will Be Insolvent by 2019, According to Trus
2008-03-28 11:45:00 The Medicare hospital insurance trust fund will become insolvent by 2019, the estimate given last year, according to a report released on Tuesday by the board of trustees for Medicare and Social Security, the New York Times reports (Pear, New York Times, 3/26). The trustees projected that Medicare spending will increase from 3.2% of gross domestic product in 2007 to 10.8% in 2082, which is slightly less than trustees predicted last year (Wayne, CQ Today, 3/25).Medicare Fund ing Warning The trustees also issued a "Medicare funding warning," which will require the next president to propose a plan to reduce the program's use of general tax revenues, CQ Today reports. Under the 2003 Medicare law, the funding warning is triggered when trustees estimate for two consecutive years that federal general fund revenue will finance more than 45% of total program costs within seven years. In response to last year's warning, President Bush proposed a plan that would require higher-income benefici... More About: Hospital , Warning Signs , Trust
California Panel Approves Wolk Bill to Increase Reporting to Elder Abuse
2008-03-27 14:00:00 SACRAMENTO?Legislation by Assemblywoman Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to help local district attorneys investigate and prosecute elder abuse cases that occur in long-term care facilities was unanimously approved by the Assembly Public Safety Committee."Every year hundreds of cases of physical abuse in California nursing homes and assisted living centers, including potential felonies such as assault, rape, and sexual molestation, are reported to state licensing agencies, but not to local law enforcement," said Wolk. "This bill builds on the ombudsman reporting system now in place and makes sure with a simple cross-report that the most serious cases are brought to the immediate attention of local law enforcement, before evidence is lost or destroyed, or witnesses forget key details, making it impossible to prosecute the criminals committing these horrible crimes."Under existing law, local ombudsmen are assigned to monitor facilities that provide care for elderly and dependent adults. Ombudsmen ... More About: Abuse , Reform , Elder Abuse , Legal
Ten Reasons People Get Railroaded into Guardianship
2008-03-26 12:15:00 MARGARET K. DORE, Attorney at Law Ten Reasons People Get Railroaded into Guardian shipSome professional guardians petition the court to have themselves appointed guardian of persons with whom they have no prior relationship. If appointed, the professional guardian becomes entitled to an income stream, i.e., fees from the person's assets. This practice was been termed "trolling for clients.",, The LA Times describes one version, as follows:Conservators [guardians] find clients by sponsoring breakfasts at senior centers and networking at legal luncheons.... Once conservators [guardians] identify a prospect, they can go to court and initiate a case without the client's approvalWith the professional guardian's lack of a prior relationship with the proposed ward, the professional guardian may not realize all the facts: for example, that the proposed ward was only temporarily incapacitated and is actually competent; or that the proposed ward has a valid power of attorney and his attorne... More About: Judge , Reform , Legal
FS 825.103 "Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult" means:
2008-03-26 12:10:00 Title XLVI CRIMESChapter 825 ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION OF ELDERLY PERSONS AND DISABLED ADULTSView Entire Chapter825.103 Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult; penalties.--(1) "Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult" means:(a) Knowingly, by deception or intimidation, obtaining or using, or endeavoring to obtain or use, an elderly person's or disabled adult's funds, assets, or property with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the elderly person or disabled adult of the use, benefit, or possession of the funds, assets, or property, or to benefit someone other than the elderly person or disabled adult, by a person who:1. Stands in a position of trust and confidence with the elderly person or disabled adult; or2. Has a business relationship with the elderly person or disabled adult; or(b) Obtaining or using, endeavoring to obtain or use, or conspiring with another to obtain or use an elderly person's or disabled adult's funds, assets, or... More About: Resources , Laws , Legal , Florida
Letters to Editor - The Tragedy of Forced Guardianships
2008-03-26 12:05:00 "Elder Fireman Detained Against His Will.- His Crime..."This is yet another tradegy created by the courts help. It makes me sick. This man lost everything, but what else is new when your talking about involuntary guardianships. This is actually pretty typical.It dumbfounds me every time I say this, but after investigating these kinds of situations for over a year now, I can say that this is a typical situation.The attorney does not want to be deemed a thief or an abuser. He does not want to lose face with the public. He certainly does not want to let go of one of his many meal tickets so he either bribes, threatens, convinces or sways the medical examiner to see things his way and the courts allow the attorney aka guardians to do this.Everyone wins in these situations but the elderly ward.The ward loses his life, his rights and his self esteem while the blood suckers feed off the ward until the ward is left to die with nothing.Even after being in the know about these elder crimes fo... More About: Tragedy , Forced , Letters , Editor
The Danger of Being a Senior Citizen
2008-03-26 12:00:00 By MARGIE TRAX PAGE - Staff Writer - Star Beacon Ashtabula,OH,USA Martha Gillespie knows the danger involved with being a senior citizen.As program administrator for the Ashtabula County Department of Job and Family Services (ACDJFS), Gillespie hands out tissues and advice to local seniors, helping them through tough times and confusing issues. But for all Gillespie?s work, her most heartbreaking cases involve elder abuse.?Last year we had many cases of elder abuse and it was shocking to me not only that this could happen, but that seniors and the people around them don?t really know much about elder abuse, neglect and exploitation,? Gillespie said.Abridged=>> More About: Senior , Resources , Elder Abuse , Danger , Citizen
Elder Fireman Detained Against His Will.- His Crime "Owning Too Much Proper
2008-03-24 12:10:00 by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman The Free PressNorman Baker is an American hero who has been detained against his will for more than three years. His "crime": owning too much property. ?His sentence: a court-appointed guardianship on the brink of costing him everything he spent his life building.His rights in this case: virtually none, significantly less in many ways than an actual law-breaking criminal. ?His future if this continues: long-term de facto imprisonment, followed by abject poverty, if he has anything left at all. ?A retired firefighter who once helped save a child's life, Norman Baker is not suspected of terrorism. He has never been charged with any statutory infraction, and has never been in any kind of trouble with the law. ?But he has been stripped of his right to vote and access to his own assets, which appear to have been weel in excess of $1 million as little as three years ago.Until he was placed in a nursing home against his will by the court-appointed atto... More About: Crime , Guardian , Warning Signs , Detained
Elder Woman Allowed to Lie in Her own Waste for Years.- No Charges Filed!
2008-03-24 12:00:00 By MARK MORRIS The Kansas City Star Kansas City police arrested three people Thursday during an elder-abuse investigation in which an elderly woman had been allowed to lie in her own waste for several years.Police spokesman Rich Lockhart said firefighters called police when they answered a call to the home of Hazel L. Byes, 85, in the 5700 block of Forest Avenue Thursday evening.?They reported that her condition was potentially life-threatening as a result of not being moved and lying in her own waste for several years,? Lockhart said.No charges have yet been filed against those arrested, a 46-year-old man and two women, ages 47 and 50, all of whom Lockhart described as family members.According to a police report from the scene, firefighters had been called to help transfer Byes, described as ?bedridden and overweight,? to a hospital.Police Officer Charles J. Miller wrote that he noticed a strong odor of human waste when he entered the home. The source became clear when he saw Byes?... More About: News , Woman , Years , Waste
Abducted Elder Manages to Escape to Freedom - Sues Daughter to Regain His P
2008-03-24 12:00:00 Danville,VA,USA By REBECCA BLANTON - A woman being sued by her father is barred from selling or transferring any of his real estate until the suit is resolved.Pittsylvania County Circuit Court Judge Charles Strauss has issued an order expanding the temporary injunction that was granted on Feb. 22 against Emma and Bobby Doss.The couple is being sued by Moncie Lee Doss, who claims Emma, his daughter, and her husband held him against his will for two years, drugged him and sold off his property after gaining power of attorney over his affairs.Moncie Lee Doss said he managed to escape from the couple and get to safety, according to court documents filed in the case. He is now suing to regain his property and damages.Doss alleges his daughter auctioned off his farm for approximately $670,000 and diverted $317,000 in his tobacco buyout payments for her use.Strauss said it appeared that Moncie Lee Doss had raised a ?substantial factual and legal basis for the order.?The injunction prevents... More About: Freedom , Family , Financial , Elder Abuse , Daughter
Elder Abuse On The Rise
2008-03-24 11:55:00 Fall River Herald News - MA, USA by By Deborah Allard Bristol Elder Services investigated 243 cases of elder abuse from July to December of 2007, showing a disturbing upward trend of abuse and mistreatment of local senior citizens.The year before, the elder advocacy agency opened 202 cases of elder abuse.Reports ranged from physical, emotional and sexual abuse, to financial exploitation, self-neglect and caretaker neglect ? the latter two ranking among the highest forms of elder abuse.?It does seem to be an increasing problem for more and more elders,? said Karen Statser, Bristol Elder Services? director of programs.?A lot of people hope that if they reach that stage of life and are healthy, they should be able to enjoy it,? said Dias-Rezendes.?We know that there are probably more cases that go unreported,? said Statser. ?As much as possible, we try to preserve their way of life for them.?Abuse cases are up statewide, with a 12 percent rise in the last two years. Since July of 2007,... More About: Elder Abuse , Warning Signs , Rise
Predatory Practices Reach Epidemic Proportions : How Many Families Must Be
2008-03-21 12:15:00 The brazen fleecing of our elder citizens seems to get worst by the day with an out of control Judiciary system that rubber stamps the take over of elder finances in contrary to the the spirit of the laws that are clear on how Guardianships are to be established and used in the event that the elder has no one to look for him/her, is it any wonder that others are following suit in the feeding frenzy that follows . Our Question and that of our readers is : How Bad does it need to get before our lawmakers take action ? How many families must be destroyed ?In August 2007, investigator Eric Bremner found evidence in a shredder at Olympic Escrow that he says confirmed borrowers' complaints that they had never signed the mortgage documents that pushed them into a financial hell.Bremner found pieces of documents that had been cut to remove signatures and notary seals. Loan applications, escrow agreements and other documents had signatures that had been taped on, he said."That validated the... More About: Reform , Elder Abuse , Warning Signs , Reach , Families
From Key West to Hawaii Elders Wealth Ripe for Picking
2008-03-21 12:00:00 Honolulu,HI,USA By Alexandre Da Silva the perpetrator Matthew M. Ako III, who was arrested during the weekend, has been charged 25 times for various offenses since 1991, state criminal records show. He was found guilty of burglary four times.Spallina said police are still searching for another man suspected of helping Ako ransack the home of 79-year-old Yaeko Matsumoto on March 7. Police said the men locked Matsumoto in her bathroom and stole numerous items, including a portable safe, before fleeing in her 2003 Cadillac.Matsumoto is recovering from broken ribs and a collapsed lung she suffered during the attack. Her husband, former City Councilman Toraki Matsumoto, 78, was not home when the robbery happened.Police found the Cadillac abandoned on Loaa Street. Inside, they discovered a key chain with a photo of a man whom police determined was a victim of a separate auto theft.Anyone with information about the cases can call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300. More About: Wealth , Hawaii , Financial , Elder Abuse , Exploitation
Elder abuse ? Ageism ? The Silent Shameful Crime of America
2008-03-21 12:00:00 By JOAN BURGEElder abuse has long been called the ?The Silent Crime ?, when in fact it is anything but. Research and data show the millions of elderly citizens in America are victims of abuse, neglect, and exploitation each year.But we must recognize and not avoid the issues of elder abuse and ageism in America. Read it All =>> More About: Abuse , Elder Abuse , Ageism
Ask The Attoney : What Can I do to Help Friend in ALF ?
2008-03-21 12:00:00 HelloI need help being pointed in the right direction to get assistance for an elderly woman currently residing in an assisted living facility in Orlando, Florida.She is our neighbor, and over the past 13 years has become part of our family. We love her and are very concerned about her welfare. Two years ago she was afflicted with Guillian Barre Syndrome, but has since recovered and is back to her old former self, completely able to manage living alone again (with a little assistance, which we are more than willing to provide)The problem is her family. They are mental abusing her and are keeping her in the assisted living facility against her will. Her son told an employee of the facility that he does not want her to come home because he is afraid of what she will do when she finds out they have cleaned out her house and disposed of a lot of her personal belongings and keepsakes. Bottom line is he is afraid she will disown him and write him out of the will. We are talking quite a la... More About: Friend
New York State Lawmakers Approve "Granny's Law"
2008-03-21 12:00:00 New York .-USA NY1.NewsState lawmakers unanimously approved a law Tuesday that toughens penalties for assaults against the elderly.The so-called "Granny's Law" makes it a felony to assault anyone 65 or older, as long as the attacker is at least ten years younger. The penalty is up to seven years in prison. The measure was introduced in the face of public outcry over the attack last year on a 101-year-old woman in Queens. A half hour later an 85-year-old woman was also punched in the face and robbed by the same man. Jack Rhodes was charged on numerous counts in connection with the attacks and faces up to 90 years in prison if convicted. More About: New York , Reform , Elder Abuse , Legal
NY Governor Paterson Announces $800 Million in Additional Spending Reduct
2008-03-21 11:55:00 New York City , USA .- Governor Paterson announced today an additional $800 million in spending reductions! It is absolutely critical that you send in letters to key legislators in support of geriatric mental health funding. Click here for the press release regarding the spending reductions. As you know, the Assembly added $2.5 million for geriatric mental health and chemical dependency services in its one House budget bill. The Senate has added $500,000 for geriatric mental health. The mental health conference committee is beginning to meet this week to discuss final budget negotiations.We urge you to send in the below letters to the key legislators, thanking them for their support and asking them to support the Assembly ask in the final budget. Please print and mail in the following:Letter to Senator GoldenLetter to Senator MorahanLetter to Assemblymember DinowitzLetter to Assemblymember RiveraLetter to Assemblymember OrtizYou can simply fill out your name and addresses, sign ... More About: Press Release , Elder Abuse , Spending , Million
Sweetheart Scams Alive and Well
More articles from this author:2008-03-21 11:45:00 Riverside, California.USA By JESSICA LOGAN PE.Com A 34-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing from a 79-year-old Riverside man who police said she had talked into proposing marriage, a news release from the Riverside Police Department stated.Nina Costello of Perris befriended the 79-year-old man. She promised to help him do "Christ's work," the release stated.The man, recently widowed, lived in a federally subsidized apartment on Social Security, the release stated.The woman convinced the man to furnish her home where she told him he would eventually live and buy her a car, the release stated.An associate of the woman, who police identified as Larry Thompson, 35, also of Perris, told the 79-year-old man that he was the woman's brother and talked the man into giving him money.The woman used the victim's credit to buy about $80,000 worth of property including a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, furnishings and an engagement ring that police found at a pawn shop, the r... More About: Exploitation , Scams , Alive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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