Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Father arrested after disabled daughter found alone, severely malnourished with black eye

According to an arrest warrant, the victim is diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, is non-verbal, and on a feeding tube.

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Father arrested after disabled daughter found alone, severely malnourished with black eye

Stamford Man Sentenced For $800K Theft From Trust Account: Feds

A Stamford man was sentenced this week for stealing from a family trust he administered, according to prosecutors.

by Richard Kaufman

Curtis Solsvig, 69, of Stamford, is required to report to prison on April 19. (Shutterstock)

STAMFORD, CT — A 69-year-old Stamford man was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for stealing more than $800,000 from a family trust he administered, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Vanessa Roberts Avery announced.

Curtis Solsvig, who is released on a $250,000 bond, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford. Solsvig is required to report to prison on April 19.

According to court documents and statements made in court, a married couple created a trust for the primary benefit of their two children, Avery said in a news release.

In 1996, Solsvig, a relative of the couple, began serving as trustee of the trust.

Beginning in 2011 and continuing for approximately eight years, Solsvig stole approximately $816,000 from the trust and used the funds for a variety of personal expenses, Avery said.

By the time the scheme concluded, less than $20 remained in the trust account, Avery added.

On Dec. 6, 2023, Solsvig pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.

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Man battling cancer saves elderly mother from house fire in Royal Oak

 

A man saved his elderly mother from a house fire in Royal Oak.

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Man battling cancer saves elderly mother from house fire in Royal Oak

Monday, March 18, 2024

Former Osceola County Caregiver Charged with Medication Theft


LANSING
– Today, a former caregiver with Reed City Fields, an assisted living facility in Osceola County, was arraigned on one count each of Larceny in a Building and Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 77th District Court in Osceola County, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Walter Herrington III, 43, of Scottville, is alleged to have stolen and possessed pills, sedative Lorazepam (Ativan), prescribed to a deceased facility resident. Both charges are felonies.

“Caregivers provide invaluable services to their patients, but using that position to steal medications is a violation of trust and also a felony that my department will not hesitate to prosecute,” said Nessel. “These are controlled substances for a reason, and we must be able to trust in our caregivers to handle them responsibly and legally.”

Herrington was arrested by special agents of the Attorney General’s office yesterday and arraigned today before Magistrate Daniel E. Clise. He was given a $10,000/10% bond. Herrington will next appear in court on March 28th at 9:15 a.m. for a probable cause conference.

Larceny in a Building is 4-year felony, alternatively punishable by a $5,000 fine, or both. Possession of a Controlled Substance (Lorazepam) is a 2-year felony, alternatively punishable by a $2,000 fine, or both.

The Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division (HCFD) handled this case for the Department. The HCFD is the federally certified Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for Michigan, and it receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $5,541,992 for the fiscal year 2024. The remaining 25% percent, totaling $1,847,326 is funded by the State of Michigan.

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Please note: For all criminal proceedings, a criminal charge is merely an allegation. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The Department does not provide booking photos.

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Former Osceola County Caregiver Charged with Medication Theft

Coral Gables caretaker accused of running up elderly victim’s Amex card

Doris Nieves Ruiz. (Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation)

CORAL GABLES, Fla.
– Coral Gables police arrested a 31-year-old woman Monday after she stole an elderly woman’s American Express card and racked up charges on it, authorities said.

According to the suspect’s arrest report, Doris Nieves Ruiz, of Miami, has since been fired as a caretaker at The Palace assisted living facility where the 85-year-old victim lives.

Police said a total of 5,538.13 in fraudulent charges were made on the victim’s card between October and November 2023 at stores such as Publix, Ross, Sedano’s, Target and Home Depot, and restaurants, including Fogo De Chao Steak House, Say Tea and Smile, El Tabo Grill and Malakor Thai.

The victim told police that she did not authorize anyone to use her cards.

According to the arrest report, Nieves Ruiz was taken into custody Monday at her home.

Police said she was transported to the police station, where she agreed to be interviewed and claimed that the victim had given her permission to use the Amex card.

She claimed the victim was forgetful and may not have remembered all of the purchases, the report stated.

Nieves Ruiz was ultimately arrested on charges of using the identification of a government employee or veteran, exploitation of an elderly victim and theft from an elderly person.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Nieves Ruiz remained at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

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Caretaker accused of stealing nearly $60,000 from vulnerable Lincoln couple


LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A caretaker faces multiple charges after the man she cared for became alarmed by his credit card statements.

Karley Clark, 23, is charged with two counts of abuse of a vulnerable adult, two counts of theft by unlawful taking $5,000+ and second-degree forgery $5,000+.

On July 17, 2023, someone became concerned about two of their family members being financially exploited by a caretaker and called the Lincoln Police Department.

One of the victims, a 91-year-old Lincoln man, noticed multiple unauthorized transactions on his and his wife’s credit cards. The family reported that roughly $50,000 had been taken out in unauthorized purchases.

The victim and his wife lived together at an independent senior living apartment between June of 2022 and February of 2023. During that time, Clark provided care for the couple and fetched them groceries and other items when needed.

During those trips, the victim would provide Clark with one of their credit cards, cash or a check to pay for necessities. Later on in 2023, the victim began seeing larger than normal credit card balances, according to Clark’s arrest affidavit.

An investigation revealed that $20,904.55 had been charged to the victim’s card between Feb. 1, 2023 and July 31, 2023 between 224 unauthorized transactions, police wrote. Court records show his wife’s credit card had been wrongly used 353 times for a total of $31,645.78.

The victims’ banking accounts were also hit. Police think 15 checks were forged for a total of $5,650 in losses.

In total, police think at least $58,200.33 was stolen from the victims over the course of seven months. The cards had been used to purchases thousands of dollars in goods from Target, Lululemon, Amazon, HelloFresh and other shops, according to the affidavit.

A search warrant was later executed at Clark’s home in Hickman, and officers said they seized items that were wrongly purchased with the victims’ cards.

Clark was arrested on Thursday, and she was arraigned hours later. Her next court appearance is set for April 4.

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Caretaker accused of stealing nearly $60,000 from vulnerable Lincoln couple

Sunday, March 17, 2024

94-year-old SF woman fighting eviction after 8 decades in same apartment

After real estate investors bought their building, Helen Byrne and her neighbors are at risk of being forced out of their rent-controlled apartments. Hilda Gutierrez reports.

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94-year-old SF woman fighting eviction after 8 decades in same apartment

Senior caregiver convicted of stealing $100K from Placer County veteran client

by: Matthew Nobert


(FOX40.COM) — A senior caregiver in Placer County was convicted on Wednesday of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a veteran with dementia, according to Placer PROTECT.

Placer PROTECT is a county-run task force focused on protecting senior citizens from all forms of elder abuse. 

According to Placer PROTECT, the caregiver stole more than $100,000 from the senior and has left the man in serious financial hardship.

One of the man’s friends said that after losing such a significant amount of money the senior veteran may become “homeless or at the mercy of the state.”

“This is a gentle reminder to everyone – look out for your neighbor. If you see something, say something. Even when a victim does not have the ability to speak out about their abuse, Placer PROTECT will work to hold perpetrators responsible,” the task force wrote in a news release.

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Community forms "Mr. Bill's Village" to help blind man get to work

A couple years ago, Christy Conrad saw a man named Bill out walking and offered him a ride. She learned he was legally blind and had to walk hours for his daily commute. Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" to a small southern town where the simple act of giving someone a lift turned into something much more. 

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Community forms "Mr. Bill's Village" to help blind man get to work