The court has found in several cases that Kormanik misused a taxpayer-supported fund that pays attorney guardians up to $420 annually to handle legal matters for indigent people.
“Of the 17 cases thus far reviewed, the court found cause for concern in 16 cases,” Judge Robert G. Montgomery wrote in a court order. “Based upon the large percentage of cases with irregularities causing concern ... the court will impose a moratorium on appointing attorney Kormanik as guardian on any further cases.”
Court officials also said they are investigating several other guardians, some of them also lawyers, but declined to name specific cases.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien are also investigating Kormanik’s billing practices and his use of Medicaid funds. That investigation is expected to take several months.
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It's hard to believe that in this day and age, with hi-tech all around us, that these hungry beasts can't be caught early on, which puts the blame on government as well - judges and legislators included.
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly what they need to do with Jewish Family Service of Tidewater, Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia, and their hand-picked guardian ad litem, Colleen T. Dickerson.
ReplyDeleteTurn over a rock, and something slimy crawls out, every single time.
Get him in the pocket book -- that's the only thing that stops them.
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