Allegations under scrutiny that owner misused wards' assets, sold sick man's estate without permission
The Michigan Attorney General's Office is close to wrapping up an investigation into the owner of a guardianship agency who is accused of improperly handling wards' estates, including selling a sick man's possessions without his permission.
The probe of Alan Polack, owner of Shelby Township-based ADDMS Guardianship Services, has been ongoing since June and is nearing completion, according to officials with the State Court Administrator's Office, which oversees Michigan courts.
Polack's agency came under fire in January, when an audit by Auburn Hills accounting firm The Whall Group found ADDMS had engaged in "outrageous conduct committed against the individuals that need protection the most" in cases where the agency was appointed by the Macomb County Probate Court to handle people's estates.
ADDMS has since been removed as one of the agencies used by the court.
Carl Gromek, chief of staff for the State Court Administrator's Office, asked the Attorney General to investigate ADDMS.
Polack said he was not aware of the probe.
Full Article and Source:
State probes guardian firm
See also:
Attorney Contests Removal
Judicial Investigation
Guardianship Firm Resigning
Shake Up in Probate
Hearing For New Guardians
Guardianship Agency Removed
Macomb County Probate
Probate Judge Removed
The Michigan Attorney General's Office is close to wrapping up an investigation into the owner of a guardianship agency who is accused of improperly handling wards' estates, including selling a sick man's possessions without his permission.
The probe of Alan Polack, owner of Shelby Township-based ADDMS Guardianship Services, has been ongoing since June and is nearing completion, according to officials with the State Court Administrator's Office, which oversees Michigan courts.
Polack's agency came under fire in January, when an audit by Auburn Hills accounting firm The Whall Group found ADDMS had engaged in "outrageous conduct committed against the individuals that need protection the most" in cases where the agency was appointed by the Macomb County Probate Court to handle people's estates.
ADDMS has since been removed as one of the agencies used by the court.
Carl Gromek, chief of staff for the State Court Administrator's Office, asked the Attorney General to investigate ADDMS.
Polack said he was not aware of the probe.
Full Article and Source:
State probes guardian firm
See also:
Attorney Contests Removal
Judicial Investigation
Guardianship Firm Resigning
Shake Up in Probate
Hearing For New Guardians
Guardianship Agency Removed
Macomb County Probate
Probate Judge Removed
Let's hope the probe turns in to charges against the guardianship firm!
ReplyDeleteIt makes me sick -- it's so easy for greedy people to take advantage of the helpless and totally without conscience.
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