Thursday, July 10, 2008

Petition to Reopen Estate

An attorney has petitioned the probate court of Covington County on behalf of five first cousins of the late Cary Douglas Piper to reopen his estate. It is Piper's estate from which Probate Judge Sherrie R. Phillips is accused of taking $1.8 million.

Phillips issued a final decree in Piper's estate on Jan. 4, 2008, according to probate files.

In June, Phillips was indicted by a Covington County Grand Jury and charged with:

* First-degree theft of a check for $1.8 million or any proceeds of the check,
* First-degree theft by deception, by knowingly obtaining unauthorized control of a check for $1.8 million or any proceeds of the check,
* Intentionally using her official position for unlawful personal gain for herself or a family member, of a check for $1.8 million or any proceeds of the check,
* First-degree theft of a check for $3,650 or any proceeds of the check,
* First-degree theft by deception, by knowingly obtaining unauthorized control of a check for $3,650 or any proceeds of the check,
* Intentionally using her official position for unlawful personal gain for herself or a family member, of a check for $3,650 or any proceeds of the check.

Attorney Gilbert M. Sullivan Jr. filed the petition to reopen Piper's estate, asking that the decree of final settlement be declared null.

Full Article and Source:
Piper estate could be reopened

See also:
Judge Arrested on Ethics Charges

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