Counterproductivity Pays

Word on the street is that the Boycott Signet Inc. campaign is what spurrred David Tate’s recent appearance on the Friends For Danny Tate’s Defense Facebook page.

Once there he proceeded to further disparage Danny.

Telling how quickly David moved to protect HIS interests.

More telling that he used Danny to do so.

FDT suggests people remember Who and What they’re dealing with when it comes to David Tate…and what he’s done to Danny.

Oh yeah, and don’t forget to: Boycott Signet Inc.






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Guardian Sues Judge Over Her Aunt's Care

When former Playboy Playmate and model Stephanie Adams won guardianship of her 83-year-old aunt in late 2008, she thought the hard part was over.

Adams, who turns 40 this year and commanded the Playboy centerfold in November 1992, had no idea that moving her aunt from The Atrium nursing home in Jersey City to a facility in New York, closer to her home, would take more than a year.

But that's exactly what happened.

The case has taken so long that Adams has filed a complaint against Superior Court Judge Thomas Olivieri with the state Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct.

Fed up, Adams filed a complaint with the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct, which does not comment on complaints unless it issues a formal complaint against the judge.

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Model Sues Judge in Case Involving the Care of Her Jersy City Aunt

Woman, 85, Ousted From Her Home

Barring a miracle, an 85-year-old woman will be evicted Monday from the villa she has lived in at On Top of the World for the past 20 years.


Eleonore Berg's failure to pay homeowner's association fees led to foreclosure of the property, which has been sold. She is under court order to evacuate and is receiving assistance with relocation.

When Berg moved into the villa in 1989, the monthly homeowner's association fee was $115. Since then, the cost has gone up to $397 a month.

Andrea Wolfkill, with the Fifth Circuit Guardian Corp., told the Star-Banner that Berg had paid the HOA fees up to two years ago.

With fees and other court costs included, Berg wound up owing about $8,000.

Gerald R. Colen of Largo, an attorney who represents On Top of The World, told the Star-Banner in a telephone interview Friday that the OTOW Owners Association tried to work with Berg, but was unsuccessful. He said the association's job is not to put people out, but to try to persuade them to pay. If they don't pay the fees, he said, everyone suffers because others would have to pay more and maintenance could deteriorate.

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Woman, 85, Ousted From Her Home

Kohl Gets AARP Leadership Award

U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl recently garnered AARP’s Legislative Leadership Award for what the organization called his work to improve the lives of Americans 50 years and older and their families, the group recently announced.

Kohl supported the Elder Justice Act, a bipartisan bill that establishes a comprehensive foundation for a coordinated network of services, research, information and trained professionals to address elder abuse, neglect and exploitation, according to a news release. He also sponsored legislation relating to criminal background checks for long-term care providers and transparency of nursing homes.

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Kohl Gets AARP Leadership Award

Congressman Joe Sestak's Letter Supporting NASGA Member Holly Peffer

May 9, 2010

Mr. William E. Moschella
Assistant Attorney General for Office of Legislative Affairs
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 1145
Washington, DC 20530

Dear Mr. Moschella,

Enclosed please find a consent form from Ms. Holly Peffer. I enclose the
several documents that substantiate Ms. Peffer's present concerns. I
also enclose my letter to, and the response that I have received, from
the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on
Aging. I reiterate here that my legislation on this critical matter of
elder abuse is directly on point to remedy the plight of questionable
guardianships, where an act of apparent compassion may mask greed.

Ms. Peffer's claim of miscarriage of justice resulted from the seemingly
irregular use of guardianship procedures to separate Ms. Peffer's mother
from her family. In this case, the procedures within the state of
Florida are at issue. For that reason, I am copying the Attorney General
of Florida with this present letter and its enclosures and asking that
the authority respond to my inquiry as well.

I ask that this matter be carefully reviewed within your department and
that I receive a response as to what measures might be taken to address
this issue in general and Ms. Peffer's concern specifically. I may be
reached at my district office, located at 600 North Jackson St., Media,
PA 19063. If you have any questions or concerns relating to this issue,
please call my District Representative, Anne Vaughan, at 610-892-8623.
Thank you kindly for your attention to this concern. I look forward to
hearing from you.

Sincerely,


Joe Sestak
Member of Congress

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Former Judge Ann Lokuta Still Fighting for Justice

Describing former judge Michael Conahan as a “malevolent sociopath who raped the judicial system,” attorneys for former judge Ann Lokuta have once again called upon the state Supreme Court to overturn a disciplinary court’s decision that removed her from office.

In a 78-page legal brief filed Monday, Lokuta contends the state Court of Judicial Discipline committed numerous errors during her misconduct trial, including putting far too much faith in the testimony of Conahan and others she claims he unduly influenced.

Those errors were compounded by prosecutorial misconduct she alleges was committed by attorneys for the Judicial Conduct Board, whom she contends intentionally ignored a misconduct complaint filed against Conahan in order to protect the integrity of his testimony against her.

The brief, filed by attorneys George Michak and Ronald Santora, is the latest legal challenge Lokuta has filed in her contentious, two-year battle to reverse the Court of Judicial Discipline’s December 2008 ruling that ousted her from office.

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Former Judge Ann Lokuta Appeals Removal From Office to State Supreme Court

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Progress in the Edward Abbott Ravenscroft Case

The latest guy assigned to protect Edward Abbott Ravenscroft walked into court Monday and counted the number of attorneys present.

"We've gotten it down from $3,000 to $1,500 (an hour)," attorney Mark Kennedy told me. "That's progress."

That is progress, given that Ravenscroft is footing the bill for every one of them. Just as it is progress that Ravenscroft has finally learned how much of his money his various probate protectors pocketed last year: $224,000.

The Scottsdale millionaire, a part of the Abbott pharmaceutical family, has been under the protection of Maricopa County's Probate Court since January 2009, after a series of drug arrests raised questions about his mental health and his vulnerability given the size of his bank account.

Ravenscroft no doubt needed help last year, having been in and out of jail and hospitals and drug treatment programs. But he's been clean since August and he wants to regain control of his money - or at least have a say in who handles his money, if someone else must handle it.

That, however, is apparently not going to happen without a fight.

For months, Ravenscroft has been trying to get free of his probate protectors. His court-appointed guardian bowed out in March, saying he was no longer needed. But the Sun Valley Group, which controls Ravenscroft's finances, has continued on, based on a finding by Dr. Jack Potts, a court-appointed psychiatrist, that he remains "incapacitated" when it comes to money.

Potts is also prepared to testify that Ravenscroft would be better off with someone other than Sun Valley handling his money. He just hasn't been given a chance to say so.

In recent months, there have been a number of hearings about who should oversee Ravenscroft's money, including hearings to determine if there should be hearings and even a hearing to set a date for a hearing - all attended by a legion of lawyers, all paid with Ravenscroft's money.

Now, finally, there is a glimmer of light.

A new judge, one from outside the probate court, has scheduled a series of hearings, including one Thursday on whether Ravenscroft can hire an attorney to sue his probate protectors - something he's already done. Then on May 26, Judge Hugh Hegyi will hold a hearing into whether Sun Valley should be replaced.

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Millionaire's Money at the Mercy of Court

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David Tate: Personal in a 'Loving' Way

Once again we at FDT ask: “Who is David Tate (OR ANYONE ELSE) to decide what Danny needs to do???”

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