A crime perpetrated by her Professional Legal Guardian, arranged by an Attorney.Locked away in an Assisted Living Facility against her will.
Her Diary of Elder Financial Abuse and Fraud.
Learn how Adele's neighbors rescued her.
What Adele Fraulen might have thought to be nothing more than a meaningless bad dream one night in 1935 would actually come true. At age 79 she would find herself living a nightmare -- a struggle for her life, simply because she innocently trusted the wrong professionals to help with her portion of a Million Dollar inheritance; they would steal her very existence. Her neighbors, Chris and Patricia Zurillo, would realize that Adele's life was going terribly wrong and dedicate themselves to freeing her from captivity. “Marked For Destruction” is a rare book that exposes an ever-expanding crime against our elderly.A gift from Adele's neighbors: Download a FREE Copy of Marked for Destruction
About The Author:
John Caravella patrolled the streets of the City Of Wauwatosa (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin) from 1976 to 1989. Citizen trust resulted in his clearing arsons, armed robberies, missing fugitives, dozens of burglaries and two homicides. After retiring, he volunteered his investigative skills to help others. “That is how Adele came into my life,” Caravella said. "I learned that she was 'imprisoned' and had to be freed. Through this book, Adele’s voice exposes the deceptive schemes used to keep her quiet."Source:
Marked for Destruction
Fantastic story and fantastic effort by a great guy!
ReplyDeletePlease see the 2008 political ad at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ5GrH5aPMg. In this ad, a neighbor of Adele's identifies Congressman Gus Bilirakis as the lawyer who was involved in taking advantage of Adele. Bilirakis is now not only a 2nd-term Congressman but also a member of the Victims Rights Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives.
ReplyDeletePlease note that the information in this political ad is consistent with the following lines about attorney Bieler on page 51 of Adele’s diary (3rd Edition)"Bieler's father is a U.S. Congressman. Why am I not surprised?"
Chris Zurillo’s difficulty in getting a response from those he approached prior to connecting with Caravella demonstrates one problem. However, the lines copied above touches upon another problem which contributed to Chris’s frustration as well as my own, namely the abuse of authority to not only shield someone like Bieler but also obstruct the development and implementation of needed legal reforms, as recounted by Joe Roubicek in Chapter 6 of his book.
Significant legal reform, including a 5-step interview protocol which is consistent with what the AMA recommended more than 15 years ago, are needed to protect individuals against such abuse of authority.
Please call Bilirakis's office to ask him what he intends to do to bring about these legal reforms. I'd like to know how he responds to your inquiry, even if Adele's neighbor has incorrectly identified him as Bieler.
Finally, do you think, as I do, that the House should investigate the charge made by Adele's neighbor? Should the House ignore the possibility that an abuser is a member of its Victims Rights Caucus? If the charge made by Adele's neighbor can be confirmed, what action can and should the House take?
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Thelma I agree.
ReplyDeleteI have ordered bunches of this book to give to others.
100% positive feedback and always the reader is totally shocked and outraged that this is going on and no one in position of power will step up.
John Caravella is a shining star. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThe neighbors are great people. My mother's family wouldn't help her. Her church wouldn't help her.
ReplyDeleteThanks to John Caravella for helping those in need.
An excellent book by an exceptional person who's nature is to help others, especially those who are simply trying to keep their dignity. Go John!
ReplyDeleteIf not for those people who volunteered their time and efforts to rescue Adele, she would have no way out of the trap, she would have left this earth as a ward of the state all based on a fraudulent petition.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless John Caravella and the Friends of Adele.
Not only everything everyone has said before me, but the fact that Marked for Destruction is available for FREE download speaks volumes.
ReplyDeleteThis book is great!
As I read this book, chills ran up and down my spine because I knew what was coming which it did. And then the chills turned into warmth when Chris and Patricia Zurillo came to Adele's rescue.
ReplyDeleteWhat a legacy! How many people can say they rescued someone and saved a person's life?
Thank you Zurillo's for being knights in shining armour, and John Caravella for getting Adele's Diary published.
Thank you to ALL the advocates working for reform.
ReplyDeleteJohn Caravella, my hat goes off to you and TV Fields, thank you for your tenacity and your refusal to be silent!
I looooooooooove this book. It really helped me personally.
ReplyDeleteYes, Zurillo's and Caravella are true heroes, not only for Adele, but for others in a similar plight.
ReplyDeleteWe need more heroes, especially in Cook County Illinois. Medicaid reform is needed as well, as OBRA Special Needs Pooled Trusts are abused by guardians and attorneys, and public aid nursing home owners profit.
Seniors and disabled children are targeted by greedy attorneys, nursing home owners, and guardians. All with the blessing of certain judges in the Daley Center.
Yes, we need more heroes like the Zurillo's and Caravella. Kudos to them and others who hear the calls for help and respond.
To see more about OBRAs and how they are abused, visit:
www.probatesharks.com
I ordered this book and when I got it, I started thumbing through. Ended up reading it right then and there. Couldn't put it down!
ReplyDeleteI think tvfields is onto something here. What is going on? or I should say why isn't something gone on? being done all these years later? Shame shame shame on those who protect anyone from what they did, roadblocks preventing the truth from coming out in this case is it POWER AND PRIVILEGE?
ReplyDeleteHeartfelt gratitude to Chris Zurillo and John Caravella et al for not giving up for staying the course until Adele was free.
All those who think the guardianship system is not an industry for mega profits, will you step up and volunteer yourself?
I agree with tvfields and anon. Bilirakis sits on the Victims Rights Caucus when he's victimized an innocent and vulnerable woman? What an embarrassment to the enrire caucus and I wonder if the other members of the caucus know of his tainted history.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first book I read after my loved one was stolen by the courts. It was of immense comfort to me.
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