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    • Bernalillo County, New Mexico
      • Guardianship Firm and its Principals Charged with Federal Conspiracy, Fraud, Theft and Money Laundering Offenses
      • Paul Donisthorpe Pleads Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges Arising Out of Scheme to Embezzle $4.8 Million from Client Trust Accounts
    • Clark County, Nevada
      • The guardian is guilty: April Parks, others plead guilty in guardianship abuse case
      • Former court-ordered guardian indicted in massive fraud scheme
    • Cook County, Illinois
      • Abuse and Corruption Rampant in Probate Court of Cook County, IL
    • Cuyahoga County, Ohio
      • OHIO LAWYERS ACCUSED IN GUARDIANSHIP RACKET
      • OHIO RICO: ATTORNEYS USED GUARDIANSHIP AS RACKET
    • King County, Washington
      • Secrecy hides cozy ties in guardianship cases
      • How a Seattle attorney with ‘heart of gold’ ended up fleecing her brain-damaged client
    • Kootenai County, Idaho
      • Exposé
        • I. Undue Influence and Professional Conflicts-of-Interest: Key Matters in Kootenai County, Idaho Probate Court Elder Exploitation Cases.
        • II. Northwest’s Opportunist Professional Culture Knowingly Exploits Vulnerable & Elderly
        • III. Coeur d’Alene Elder Abuse Research: Calumny, Cruelty and Conservatorship.
      • Cases, Precedents & Analysis
        • Magnuson son sues siblings over estate
        • Siblings battle in court over fate of forested ‘piece of heaven’ on Lake Pend Oreille
        • Matter of Estate of Smith Respondent’s Brief Dckt. 45313
    • Marion County, Florida
      • Embattled Guardian Rebecca Fierle Charged in Ward’s Death
    • Orange County, California
      • Money-draining probate system ‘like a plague on our senior citizens’
    • Palm Beach County, Florida
      • TASK FORCE HEARS ABOUT GUARDIANSHIP ABUSES
    • Spokane County, Washington
      • Bad Business, Murder & Undue influence
      • WSBA Guardianship Board Complaint
    • Washoe County, Nevada
      • Deception of Protection: Anatomy of an Involuntary Guardianship
      • Lyon County Family Alleges Two Nevada Judges Conspire to Defraud Family’s Life Savings in RICO Conspiracy
    • Wayne County, Michigan
      • The Fortress Part One of Five: Unacknowledged and Unprotected.
      • Michigan’s Elder Abuse Task Force: Trained observers will watch probate cases involving elders
  • Probate Courts
    • California
      • Corruption in the Los Angeles Probate Court Series Part II
    • Connecticut
      • “The Scandal of Connecticut’s Probate Courts”
    • Florida
      • TASK FORCE HEARS ABOUT GUARDIANSHIP ABUSES
    • Idaho
      • Ada County
        • Court rules lawyer exercised ‘undue influence’ over elderly mother’s will
      • Kootenai County
        • Elder abuse: A big ugly secret
        • Exposé
          • I. Undue Influence and Professional Conflicts-of-Interest: Key Matters in Kootenai County, Idaho Probate Court Elder Exploitation Cases.
          • II. Northwest’s Opportunist Professional Culture Knowingly Exploits Vulnerable & Elderly
          • III. Coeur d’Alene Elder Abuse Research: Calumny, Cruelty and Conservatorship.
        • Cases, Precedents & Analysis
          • Siblings battle in court over fate of forested ‘piece of heaven’ on Lake Pend Oreille
          • Predatory For-profit Conservatorship – Guardianship Firms Prey on Aged, Disabled Women.
          • Matter of Estate of Smith Respondent’s Brief Dckt. 45313
          • Idaho Undue Influence Case Precedents
        • 2020 Idaho House Bill No. 404 Elder Exploitation Fails To Pass.
    • Michigan
      • The Fortress Part One of Five: Unacknowledged and Unprotected.
      • Michigan’s Elder Abuse Task Force: Trained observers will watch probate cases involving elders
    • Nevada
      • Deception of Protection: Anatomy of an Involuntary Guardianship
      • Lyon County Family Alleges Two Nevada Judges Conspire to Defraud Family’s Life Savings in RICO Conspiracy
      • Ex-Nevada guardian to serve up to 40 years behind bars
      • Former court-ordered guardian indicted in massive fraud scheme
    • Ohio
      • OHIO RICO: ATTORNEYS USED GUARDIANSHIP AS RACKET
  • Probate Cronyism
    • Estate Planning & For Profit G/C Networks Functioning as a Criminal Enterprise
    • Florida Guardianship Task Force Targets Conflicts of Interest
    • Nexus Between Elder Law and Healthcare Matters
    • Undue Influence Indica By Professionals & Fiduciaries in Exploitative Estate Planning
    • Elder Abuse & Exploitation Pipeline
  • Predators
    • Predatory Estate Planners
      • Estate Planning Attorneys Arrested
      • Predatory Estate Planning – Elder Law Attorneys Map
    • Predatory For-profit Conservatorship – Guardianship Firms Prey on Aged, Disabled Women.
    • Guardainship, Conservatorship & Trustee Services Corruption Map
    • Guardians/Conservators Exploitation Playbooks
    • Probate Corruption Map
    • Elder Abuse & Exploitation Map
  • Profiling
    • D.E.F.A.L.C.A.T.I.O.N. Methodology
    • NASGA ANNOUNCES PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM
    • ProbateWatch Survey
    • Citizen Profiling; The Fraud Triangle
    • Court Victim Network
    • Citizen’s Bureau of Investigation
    • FBI
      • FBI: White Collar Crimes
      • FBI: Elder Fraud
    • Elder Abuse Guide For Law Enforcement (EAGLE)
    • Elder Abuse Statutes By State
  • Research
    • Grassroots Partners
      • Citizen’s Public Safety Network
      • Citizen To Citizen Research
      • Victims Enforcement Network Gathering Evidence (VENGE)
      • Citizen’s Elder Advocate Support Enterprise (CEASE)
      • Northwest Business Alliance
    • Elder Exploitation Research
      • 2020 Idaho House Bill No. 404 Elder Exploitation Fails To Pass.
      • Elder Exploitation Info Submissions
    • Undue Influence Experts
      • DEFALCATION Methodology
      • Lori Stiegal; ABA Attorney
      • Bennett Blum; MD
      • Dr. Susan I. Bernatz, Ph.D.
      • Park Dietz Associates
  • Technology
    • AltrueSoft Public Safety Tools
    • VP TaskForce™ White Collar Crime Tracking Whitepaper
    • Citizen Safety Maps™
    • WhistleField™
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Toxic Conservatorships: The Need for Reform

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/toxic-conservatorships-the-need-for-reform

SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING

Subcommittee on The Constitution

DATE: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
TIME: 02:30 PM
LOCATION: Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
PRESIDING: Chair Blumenthal

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  • The Probate Papers
    • Bernalillo County, New Mexico
      • Guardianship Firm and its Principals Charged with Federal Conspiracy, Fraud, Theft and Money Laundering Offenses
      • Paul Donisthorpe Pleads Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges Arising Out of Scheme to Embezzle $4.8 Million from Client Trust Accounts
    • Clark County, Nevada
      • The guardian is guilty: April Parks, others plead guilty in guardianship abuse case
      • Former court-ordered guardian indicted in massive fraud scheme
    • Cook County, Illinois
      • Abuse and Corruption Rampant in Probate Court of Cook County, IL
    • Cuyahoga County, Ohio
      • OHIO LAWYERS ACCUSED IN GUARDIANSHIP RACKET
      • OHIO RICO: ATTORNEYS USED GUARDIANSHIP AS RACKET
    • King County, Washington
      • Secrecy hides cozy ties in guardianship cases
      • How a Seattle attorney with ‘heart of gold’ ended up fleecing her brain-damaged client
    • Kootenai County, Idaho
      • Exposé
        • I. Undue Influence and Professional Conflicts-of-Interest: Key Matters in Kootenai County, Idaho Probate Court Elder Exploitation Cases.
        • II. Northwest’s Opportunist Professional Culture Knowingly Exploits Vulnerable & Elderly
        • III. Coeur d’Alene Elder Abuse Research: Calumny, Cruelty and Conservatorship.
      • Cases, Precedents & Analysis
        • Magnuson son sues siblings over estate
        • Siblings battle in court over fate of forested ‘piece of heaven’ on Lake Pend Oreille
        • Matter of Estate of Smith Respondent’s Brief Dckt. 45313
    • Marion County, Florida
      • Embattled Guardian Rebecca Fierle Charged in Ward’s Death
    • Orange County, California
      • Money-draining probate system ‘like a plague on our senior citizens’
    • Palm Beach County, Florida
      • TASK FORCE HEARS ABOUT GUARDIANSHIP ABUSES
    • Spokane County, Washington
      • Bad Business, Murder & Undue influence
      • WSBA Guardianship Board Complaint
    • Washoe County, Nevada
      • Deception of Protection: Anatomy of an Involuntary Guardianship
      • Lyon County Family Alleges Two Nevada Judges Conspire to Defraud Family’s Life Savings in RICO Conspiracy
    • Wayne County, Michigan
      • The Fortress Part One of Five: Unacknowledged and Unprotected.
      • Michigan’s Elder Abuse Task Force: Trained observers will watch probate cases involving elders
  • Probate Courts
    • California
      • Corruption in the Los Angeles Probate Court Series Part II
    • Connecticut
      • “The Scandal of Connecticut’s Probate Courts”
    • Florida
      • TASK FORCE HEARS ABOUT GUARDIANSHIP ABUSES
    • Idaho
      • Ada County
        • Court rules lawyer exercised ‘undue influence’ over elderly mother’s will
      • Kootenai County
        • Elder abuse: A big ugly secret
        • Exposé
          • I. Undue Influence and Professional Conflicts-of-Interest: Key Matters in Kootenai County, Idaho Probate Court Elder Exploitation Cases.
          • II. Northwest’s Opportunist Professional Culture Knowingly Exploits Vulnerable & Elderly
          • III. Coeur d’Alene Elder Abuse Research: Calumny, Cruelty and Conservatorship.
        • Cases, Precedents & Analysis
          • Siblings battle in court over fate of forested ‘piece of heaven’ on Lake Pend Oreille
          • Predatory For-profit Conservatorship – Guardianship Firms Prey on Aged, Disabled Women.
          • Matter of Estate of Smith Respondent’s Brief Dckt. 45313
          • Idaho Undue Influence Case Precedents
        • 2020 Idaho House Bill No. 404 Elder Exploitation Fails To Pass.
    • Michigan
      • The Fortress Part One of Five: Unacknowledged and Unprotected.
      • Michigan’s Elder Abuse Task Force: Trained observers will watch probate cases involving elders
    • Nevada
      • Deception of Protection: Anatomy of an Involuntary Guardianship
      • Lyon County Family Alleges Two Nevada Judges Conspire to Defraud Family’s Life Savings in RICO Conspiracy
      • Ex-Nevada guardian to serve up to 40 years behind bars
      • Former court-ordered guardian indicted in massive fraud scheme
    • Ohio
      • OHIO RICO: ATTORNEYS USED GUARDIANSHIP AS RACKET
  • Probate Cronyism
    • Estate Planning & For Profit G/C Networks Functioning as a Criminal Enterprise
    • Florida Guardianship Task Force Targets Conflicts of Interest
    • Nexus Between Elder Law and Healthcare Matters
    • Undue Influence Indica By Professionals & Fiduciaries in Exploitative Estate Planning
    • Elder Abuse & Exploitation Pipeline
  • Predators
    • Predatory Estate Planners
      • Estate Planning Attorneys Arrested
      • Predatory Estate Planning – Elder Law Attorneys Map
    • Predatory For-profit Conservatorship – Guardianship Firms Prey on Aged, Disabled Women.
    • Guardainship, Conservatorship & Trustee Services Corruption Map
    • Guardians/Conservators Exploitation Playbooks
    • Probate Corruption Map
    • Elder Abuse & Exploitation Map
  • Profiling
    • D.E.F.A.L.C.A.T.I.O.N. Methodology
    • NASGA ANNOUNCES PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM
    • ProbateWatch Survey
    • Citizen Profiling; The Fraud Triangle
    • Court Victim Network
    • Citizen’s Bureau of Investigation
    • FBI
      • FBI: White Collar Crimes
      • FBI: Elder Fraud
    • Elder Abuse Guide For Law Enforcement (EAGLE)
    • Elder Abuse Statutes By State
  • Research
    • Grassroots Partners
      • Citizen’s Public Safety Network
      • Citizen To Citizen Research
      • Victims Enforcement Network Gathering Evidence (VENGE)
      • Citizen’s Elder Advocate Support Enterprise (CEASE)
      • Northwest Business Alliance
    • Elder Exploitation Research
      • 2020 Idaho House Bill No. 404 Elder Exploitation Fails To Pass.
      • Elder Exploitation Info Submissions
    • Undue Influence Experts
      • DEFALCATION Methodology
      • Lori Stiegal; ABA Attorney
      • Bennett Blum; MD
      • Dr. Susan I. Bernatz, Ph.D.
      • Park Dietz Associates
  • Technology
    • AltrueSoft Public Safety Tools
    • VP TaskForce™ White Collar Crime Tracking Whitepaper
    • Citizen Safety Maps™
    • WhistleField™

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