The civil case accusing former Broward Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin of fleecing a wealthy, widowed neighbor of money and property worth hundreds of thousands of dollars has been resolved by way of a confidential settlement, according to one of the attorneys involved in the case.Barbara M. Kasler, who lived in the same Fort Lauderdale condo as the onetime judge, his family and in-laws, died Nov. 7, 2010, at age 84.
A confidential mediation settlement agreement was signed by the parties in September and October.
The civil lawsuit filed in Kasler's name, estimated her wealth at $5 million, and accused Seidlin — who gained national notoriety over his televised tearful handling of the Anna Nicole Smith death case — of feigning friendship with the widow, siphoning off her money and trying to hijack her estate.
The suit also accused Seidlin's in-laws, Oren and Barbara Ray, of buying a condo from Kasler at an unfair discount.
The Rays' attorney, former state Sen. Skip Cambell, on Wednesday confirmed the confidential settlement: "I wish I could tell you more, but I can't tell you more."
Kasler's niece, Corine Kasler, declined to comment.
State investigators twice cleared Seidlin, 61, of exploiting Kasler.
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Shame on the state investigators for covering up a crime! If the facts as the story came out were true, Seidlin's ass should have been in jail!
ReplyDeleteHere's what we don't know....did former judge Larry Seidlin actually do this or was he falsely accused as so many of us have been? If he did this, then he's scum. If he didn't, then he's in the same boat with alot of us.
ReplyDeletehmmmmm this smells fishy and stinky to me my feeling is the judge is a smooth con artist the crying judge remember that from nicole case? sorry folks but so far my gut feelings are running 100% correct
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