Posts Tagged inheritance fraud lawyer
Will Contests – What Works And What Doesn’t
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on May 22, 2013
Recently we received several calls about will contests – that is what happens when someone wishes to challenge the beneficiaries of an estate. It is a legal proceeding usually brought by a beneficiary or someone who feels they should have been a beneficiary. There are generally only a few grounds to challenge a will or [...]
Silent Screams – America’s Growing Elder Abuse Problem
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on May 16, 2013
Elder Abuse – It’s not exactly a household word. While everyone has a mental picture of what that term means, most people don’t know how widespread the problem has become. The very victims are often unable to report the problem – if they even know they are being victimized. Those that do realize that they [...]
Dad Squanders Daughter’s Inheritance, Bank Liable
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on January 30, 2013
by Brian Mahany A 41 year old Florida man was arrested after being accused of stealing his daughter’s $58,000 inheritance. Published reports and court records reveal that Willie Lockridge was the father of the victim. Apparently the victim’s mother died in 2011 and left almost $59,000 to her daughter. The girl’s uncle was court appointed [...]
Ultimate Inheritance Fraud? Cops Exhume Chicago Lottery Winner, Fear Cyanide Poisoning
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on January 19, 2013
by Brian Mahany The registered trademark of the Illinois Lottery is the slogan, “Anything’s Possible.” Apparently that includes murder. This story comes courtesy of today’s Chicago Tribune. Cops in Chicago exhumed the body of Urooj Khan, a recent million dollar lottery winner. The medical examiner’s office originally ruled in July that Khan die of hardening [...]
State Farm Agent Pleads Guilty To Inheritance Fraud
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on January 12, 2013
by Brian Mahany Ordinarily the inheritance fraud cases we see involve caregivers or family members that coerce an aging parent into signing a new will. Often it is an alert banker or financial professional that discovers the fraud. In this story, it is an insurance agent that apparently committed the fraud. Thomas Smith was an [...]
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