Category Archives: Attorney Fraud

Legal guardians steal millions from elderly, report says

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Legal guardians steal millions from elderly, report says With elderly abuse rising, government and courts consider stricter guidelines.Hot TopicsRead Dayton local news on your mobile phone By Randy Tucker, Staff Writer Updated 10:01 AM Thursday, October 28, 2010 A scathing … Continue reading →

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Prominent lawyer’s life unravels amid claims of memory loss, allegations of will forgery | al.com

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

posted from : http://blog.al.com/live/2012/04/prominent_lawyers_life_unravel.html Published: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 7:00 AM Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 2:19 PM By Brendan Kirby, Press-RegisterPress-Register MOBILE, Alabama — Grappling for two years with allegations of will fakery, longtime prominent Mobile area lawyer Richard … Continue reading →

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State Bar rejects complaint against lawyer Richard Horne in fake will case

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Reblogged from http://blog.al.com/live/2012/04/state_bar_rejects_complaint_ag.html#comment-20095839 MOBILE, Alabama — The Alabama State Bar has determined that there is insufficient evidence to discipline lawyer Richard Horne, whom a local insurance agent had accused of ethical lapses related to a will that a jury determined … Continue reading →

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Sam Neill accused of federal tax fraud (NC) – Estate of Denial

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Reblogged from http://www.estateofdenial.com Disbarred Hendersonville attorney Samuel Neill has been charged with federal tax fraud and making false statements, according to U.S. District Court records. And Neill’s lawyer says he will plead guilty to a tax violation on Monday. Neill … Continue reading →

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A Settlement in the Astor Case – NYTimes.com

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

March 28, 2012, 6:29 pmA Settlement in the Astor Case By THE NEW YORK TIMESThe Times reported on Wednesday that a settlement had been reached in the court battle over the estate of Brooke Astor, the queen of New York … Continue reading →

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Local attorney jailed again in guardianship case

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Local attorney Michael J. Brown is back in jail after failing to satisfy a contempt order in Hinds County Chancery Court. Judge Dewayne Thomas today ordered Brown to be held again following a four-hour hearing. Thomas has found that Brown … Continue reading →

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Indianapolis attorney Stacy Sheedy pleads guilty in $596,000 fraud

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

An Indianapolis attorney and accountant pleaded guilty Wednesday to theft as part of an agreement with prosecutors. An investigation discovered late last year that $596,000 was missing from accounts managed for clients by attorney Stacy H. Sheedy. She was charged … Continue reading →

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Attorney accused of stealing guardianship money, back to court

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) – The Rankin County attorney who misappropriated more than $1 million dollars from a guardianship account is back in the Hinds County Detention Center. That’s because Hinds County Chancery Judge Dwayne Thomas added an additional $150,000 to … Continue reading →

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