LAS
VEGAS - For the first time in the history of Clark County Family Court,
a private for-hire guardian has been found guilty of Fraud, Theft, and
Conversion of the funds of a ward of the court.
(Click HERE to view Ms. Indig's complete complaint)
According to the May 19, 2016 Las Vegas Review-Journal,
"A private professional guardian recently packed up and left the state
with seemingly little concern for the dozens of wards she left behind.
Without court approval, April Parks paid herself thousands of dollars
from the accounts of the wards she was supposed to care for before
running off to Pennsylvania last month, according to the court records."
Parks
did not appear in court today, but was represented by attorneys.
Separate criminal investigations are currently underway by the Clark
County District Attorney and the Nevada Attorney General involving this
and dozens of other complaints against Parks and other Nevada private
guardians. Another civil trial is scheduled this month against April
Parks in the case of Rudy and Rennie North.
Its
been reported that Parks recently declared bankruptcy, but police
sources say the bankruptcy will not affect criminal prosecution in the
event the DA or AG decides to proceed with charges.
During today's trial, Judge Alf froze all cash and assets that Parks' attorneys claimed are still owed to her by former wards.
Its
not yet known if or when Parks will be brought back to Nevada to face
criminal charges, but when asked, Clark County DA Steve Wolfson said,
"She can run, but she can't hide. My office has jurisdiction over state
lines."
April
Parks is the second local private guardian to be brought up on charges
of exploitation of the elderly. In May, 2014, Patience Bristol, a former
employee of veteran Las Vegas private guardian Jared E. Shafer, was
convicted of elder exploitation and sentenced to five to eight years in
the Nevada State Prison. At the time of Bristol's crimes, she was
employed by Shafer's Professional
Fiduciary Services of Nevada Inc. (PFSN) located on Pecos Rd. in Las
Vegas. Shafer and PFSN are currently under investigation based on
complaints of financial exploitation of elderly or disabled wards.
This
is a developing story. Local, state, and federal
criminal investigations are currently underway based on criminal
complaints filed by numerous clients of Shafer, Parks, and other private
guardians licensed to operate in the State of Nevada.
MORE INFORMATION:
Full Article & Source:
BREAKING: Private Guardian April Parks Found Guilty Of Fraud, Theft, And Conversion
See Also:
Steve Miller: The Story of Elizabeth Indig
Elderly couple fights guardianship system
The Vegas Voice: Guardianship, Part 3: NOW GET RESULTS!
Steve Miller: Jared Shafer's Clark County Family Court Lackeys Removed From All Guardianship Cases
Contact 13 Investigates: Guardian Gouging?
Steve Miller on the Removal of Nevada Private Guardian April Parks
Couple liberated from guardianship system
New Family Court Judge Puts Immediate Stop To Elder Abuse And Exploitation By For-Hire "Guardians" Jared Shafer And April Parks
Steve Miller: The Story of Elizabeth Indig
Steve Miller: A Message From the Son-in-Law of an Exploited Ward of the Clark Co. (Nevada) Family Court
Boulder City police investigate guardianship cases
Steve Miller: Judge Steel Frees Three "Wards" From Exploitive Court Ordered Guardianship On Same Day
Dan Roberts, The Vegas Voice on Private Guardian April Parks: She Had the Dogs Killed
Families Caught up in Guardianship Losing Their Homes
Steve Miller: "Guardian" April Parks Home and Office Raided by Police and Nevada AG
Search warrants served as police investigate guardianship exploitation
Contact 13: Judge in guardianship cases recuses herself
Guardianship Commission to ask for criminal investigations
Steve Miller: Embattled Private Guardian April Parks Censured For Exploiting The Elderly, Mastermind Jared Shafer Stays Under The Radar - For Now
6 comments:
I am so happy for the Indig family and all the victims in Nevada who have awaited this day!
I saw this all over facebook yesterday and it's wonderful news. The curtains are closing in on April Parks and now she's going to feel just how she made vulnerable people feel.
Bye bye April Parks! Thank God!
Congratulations Elizabeth Indig and all the victims in Nevada who should be celebrating this victory!
Hoping this victory in the civil process opens the flood gates to criminal charges and prosecution.
I don't like the statement "Its not yet known 'if or when' Parks will be brought back to Nevada to face criminal charges..." Why IF? Drag her ass back and prosecute her. There should be no IFs about it! The only question should be "when" and why is it taking so long? Clearly this woman, and Jared Shafer have committed horrible crimes and both should have been behind bars long ago. How these things are able to go on for so many years after they were already exposed,i s criminal in itself. I hope Norheim is convicted along with his crooked friends in that corrupt Nevada legal system.
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