Saturday, November 14, 2009

More Trouble for Former Guardian

A 35-year-old former Washoe County legal guardian jailed last week for bringing an unloaded gun into a Reno court was booked additionally for possessing prescription drugs after deputies found them during a search of her jail cell.

Angela Cheri Dottei was arrested Nov. 3 on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon into Reno Justice Court. An unloaded firearm was allegedly found in her belongings as she went through the court’s metal detector. Authorities said she had gone to the court for a scheduled hearing. She was arrested on-site and later ordered jailed in lieu of $25,000 cash bail.

Dottei is also under investigation by Reno police for allegedly financially exploiting her elderly wards. A Washoe Family Court investigation revealed she was allegedly stealing money from her wards while in her role as a legal guardian through her company, Assurity Guardian Resources. A judge in September placed sanctions upon her, fined her hundreds of thousands of dollars and suspended her license to work as a guardian.

Wednesday, during a search of her jail cell, deputies found a plastic bag containing multiple types of prescription drugs hidden in hygiene products, said Deputy Brooke Keast. She was booked additionally on two counts of suspicion of possessing a controlled substance by an inmate, which is a felony.

Deputies were still investigating how she possessed the drugs.

Full Article and Source:
Reno Woman Facing Elder Abuse and Concealed Weapon Charges Allegedly Found With Drugs in Jail Cell

See Also:
Former Guardian Brings Unloaded Gun to Court

Note: Despite the suspension of her license, Angela Dottei continues to be listed as a national "Master Guardian" with the National Guardianship Association.

8 comments:

Thelma said...

A Master Guardian?

That's so sick!

No wonder those guys have to band together!

Louis said...

Gun in court? Was she LOOKING to get busted?

What kind of nut is she?

Betty said...

Master guardian all right?

Another bad reflection on the National Guardianship Association.

jerri said...

what the _ _ _ _ good is the national guardianship association?

StandUp said...

The public needs to learn from this. If you find a master guardian on the National Guardianship Association site, beware!

Anonymous said...

Does the NGA even bother to do background checks, or do they just take the money?

Anonymous said...

In my experience these professional guardians are not stable people. There is a total lack of compassion for the ward, and certainly a vindictive spirit toward all the loved ones. Could it be because they want all the money without oversight into their schemes? I think so!

Anonymous said...

This woman is truly evil. let's hope the courts find justice for the victims...both elderly and the woman's own family.