Caregiver Exploited Elderly Woman, Stole $11K

"A Rock Hill (SC) caregiver is accused of exploiting an elderly woman she helped take care of by stealing around $11,000 over a four-month scam while making grocery runs, according to police.

Amy Beth Comer, 43, is charged with exploitation of a vulnerable adult, and financial card fraud, said Lt. Michael Chavis of the Rock Hill Police Department."

Read more here: https://www.heraldonline.com/latest-news/article228873644.html#storylink=cpy

https://www.heraldonline.com/latest-news/article228873644.html

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My Brother Borrowed $50,000 From My Dad and Never Paid it Back

My father is elderly and lives in Kansas and has a large revocable trust that he and my mother (now deceased) created in 2003. My older brother is the co-trustee and helps my dad with bills, etc. My brother took out a $50,000 loan in secret from my father a number of years ago. He is a co-trustee of my father’s estate.

My father told me recently that my brother never paid it back and that he told my father that he didn’t feel he needed to pay it back. What is the best way to address this so that this doesn’t happen again? Can anything be done about it? It appears there is no documentation, but my brother is furious that I found out about it.

My brother is also forging checks that he writes from my father’s checkbook. It is unknown if he is buying anything for himself or if he is forging checks only to pay bills. Is it unreasonable to request that he provide a periodic accounting to the two other beneficiaries (every three to six months) and what should a periodic accounting report include?

When my father passes, a bank is designated in the trust to be the entity that will be distributing the estate, not my brother.

Concerned Daughter

Read the response by clicking on the link below:
Financial Elder Abuse 

He had power of attorney over his Alzheimer’s-afflicted mother — and stole $332,000

"For nearly four years, John Jerome O’Hara took charge of his mother’s care at a Kentucky nursing home as Alzheimer’s disease robbed her of independence.

O’Hara gained power of attorney over her affairs in June 2014 and was expected to manage thousands of dollars in income a month — and, perhaps most important, direct most of it for living expenses at Wesley Manor in Louisville.

For nearly four years, he robbed her of more than $332,000, according to a grand jury indictment released Friday that totaled 18 counts — 10 of bank fraud, four of wire fraud and four of “access device fraud.”

The charges carry a maximum of several lifetimes in prison...."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2018/12/09/he-had-power-attorney-over-his-alzheimers-afflicted-mother-stole-grand-jury-says/

Steven Fuller (Steven Baines)

Plaintiff alleges as a result of Defendants' wrongful actions, Plaintiff lost his home, car, driver's license, and State Bar license, thereby "preventing him from earning a living" and "result[ing] in Plaintiff becoming homeless, living in the streets, suffering from severe depression, anxiety, and [Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder] PTSD." Id. ¶¶ 10-11, 13-15, 78, 87, 125-26, 139, 153, 175.

https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20171106604

Karma is a bitch!

Daniel got his.

I can't wait for you to get yours.

BAM! ¤º°`°º‹(•¿•)›º°`°º¤

Elder Abuse continues...

The lawsuit in Ventura County Superior Court alleges the hospital didn't notify Mandelman's family of his fall. 

http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2017/05/21/elder-abuse-suit-filed-against-to-hospital/101885976/

Napa care facility sued for elder abuse, negligence following patient’s death

The lawsuit alleges that the staff at Napa Valley Care Center on Villa Lane did not provide necessary care to Caroline Johnson, an 82-year-old patient who was at the facility for nine days before having a stroke and falling into a coma. 

http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/napa-care-facility-sued-for-elder-abuse-negligence-following-patient/article_4d6cf544-e17f-52ba-a1be-a3699ec855cf.html

Jury finds couple guilty in elder abuse case

A Bluefield, Va. husband and wife face decades in prison after a Mercer County jury found them guilty Friday of charges including abuse and neglect of an incapacitated adult.

The trial of Monty Bone, 58, and his wife Sonja Bone, 51, both of Bluefield, Va. started Tuesday before Circuit Court Judge William Sadler. Both the husband and wife were charged with felony abuse of an incapacitated adult, felony neglect of incapacitated adult malicious assault and conspiracy. The case started on July 17, 2015 when Detective K.L. Adams of the Bluefield Police Department was contacted by physicians at Bluefield Regional Medical Center about a Bluefield woman, 87-year-old Nancy Bone, who was brought to the hospital on July 11, 2015. Physicians said she showed signs of abuse.

Adams described in his case report how physicians told him that Nancy Bone was extremely dehydrated with low sodium levels and had severe bed sores on her right hip and shoulder along with bruises on her right ear and face; the injuries would have occurred if she had been lying on her right side "for a prolonged period of time such as days." Physicians also said she had some broken ribs in different stages of healing.

http://www.bdtonline.com/news/jury-finds-couple-guilty-in-elder-abuse-case/article_3e03cc38-3ce4-11e7-a2ef-9b666b57c4d1.html

Elder abuse victims suffering in silence

The Commission on Aging says one in 10 people over the age of 50 is the victim of abuse, and half of all men and women suffering from dementia are abused. The abuse can happen in a senior living facility, but the Nampa Family Justice Center says most times, family members are the perpetrators. 

"People don't want to think about it," said Lana McCullough, senior resource coordinator at the justice center.

McCullough says elder abuse can happen in the form of domestic violence, neglect, financial exploitation or any another form abuse.

"I was a wreck," said Barbara Ann Hoffman-Valdetero, who was a victim of elder abuse. "I know it wasn't good."

Hoffman-Valdetero was a victim of emotional and financial abuse by her partner for many years, until she says it got physical and her teeth were knocked out.

"I called the police scared to death behind a closed door in my home," she said.

Dee Bingman's story is much different. Her parents were victimized by her brother.

"My mom called and said 'help me, I'm locked in and nobody is here. I'm afraid'," said Bingman.

After her mother passed away, Bingman says her dad was the sole victim.

"I think he really didn't want to admit it was his own son doing the things..."

http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/elder-abuse-victims-suffering-in-silence/439651264

Elder Abuse – Often the Kin Did It: Feds to Collect Data.

What kind of people cheat and financially abuse incapacitated older folks?

Sons, daughters, nieces, nephews and lawyers – people who act as guardians for their relatives and clients.

What can the federal government do about it?

Currently not much, because elder abuse generally is considered a state and local problem. But at least the federal government can help with the important step of defining the problem. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to soon launch a data collection program that will assist experts combating elderly exploitation.

“Unfortunately, the extent of elder abuse by guardians is relatively unknown to us due to the limited data that we have available,” Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said at a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing last week.

The title of the hearing gets to the point — “Trust Betrayed: Financial Abuse of Older Americans by Guardians and Others in Power.”

“The amount of money lost through exploitation of elders is staggering and growing,” said Cathy “Cate” Boyko, Minnesota judicial branch conservator account auditing program manager. She cited a 2015 study indicating the estimated national annual financial loss at $36.5 billion. 

Read the article: Here

Data collection is key, yet it seems far removed from the day-to-day suffering of seniors who can’t help themselves. Consider these stories from hearing testimony:

• “An 82-year-old WW II veteran had suffered two strokes and was confined to a wheelchair and homebound. After his wife passed away, he needed help so he bought a mobile home and asked his daughter to move in with him. He also named his daughter agent under a POA [power of attorney] and added her to the title of the home and his bank accounts. The daughter systematically isolated her father and took complete control over his money …” said Jaye Martin, executive director of Maine’s Legal Services for the Elderly. “When he sought help he believed he had $20,000 in savings, but only $15 remained in his accounts. Bank records revealed that his daughter had taken his money for her personal use, opened and charged thousands on credit cards in his name, and purchased a new car using her POA authority to add him as a co-signer.”
• A niece caring for her 83-year-old aunt in Virginia used the elderly woman’s money for the younger woman’s personal expenses, “including an $11,645 pickup truck for a friend and $360 at a sunglasses retailer in Tennessee,” said Kathryn A. Larin, GAO’s forensic audits and investigative service acting director. The niece was ordered to pay more than $32,000 in restitution and sentenced to 12 months in prison.
• Citing another criminal complaint in Virginia, Larin said a legal assistant to a lawyer acting as a professional guardian stole more than $100,000 from an elder’s bank account to support a drug habit. The lawyer discovered the thefts, but allowed it to continue because he had a “personal relationship” with his assistant. After the thefts were discovered, the lawyer “pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony, agreed to repay the stolen funds, and in 2015 consented to the revocation of his law license,” according to Larin.

In the past year, Martin said 48 percent of the elder-abuse cases handled by her organization involved financial exploitation, “with 75 percent of those involving family members as the perpetrators.

Nashville woman guilty of elder abuse; father found in filth

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Nashville woman has been convicted of elder abuse after housing officials found her father in an over-full adult diaper with feces on his feet and under his nails.

According to the Davidson County District Attorney’s Office, a jury on Wednesday found Mattie Florence Sweeney guilty of two felony counts of elder abuse.

Read more:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/19/nashville-woman-guilty-of-elder-abuse-father-found/

Majority of elder abuse cases are caused by family members

Financial abuse is a hidden crime. Statistics from the National Center of Elder Abuse state 90% of the time family members are the abuser.

Family Members

Wealth can make you even more susceptible

WASHINGTON — Just before the release of a survey about elder financial abuse, an arbitration panel awarded $34 million in damages, including hearing costs, to the estate of Roy M. Speer, a co-founder of the Home Shopping Network.

The award is further proof that rich people are just as vulnerable to financial exploitation as anyone else. In fact, their immense wealth can make them even more susceptible.

The case involved the investment firm Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and two stockbrokers. Speer died in 2012. His wife Lynnda brought a claim against the company, arguing that her husband's estate and his foundation funds had been mismanaged.

The arbitration panel agreed and found that Morgan Stanley and the brokers were guilty of "unauthorized trading, churning, breach of fiduciary duty/constructive fraud, negligence, negligent supervision, ... and unjust enrichment."

Read more:
Michelle Singletary: Do your part to stem elder abuse

Nurse pleads guilty to elder abuse; Gentrification evictions amount to elder abuse; Caretaker nearly kills man

Katherine Blevins Lenoir, 53, of Maplesville, pleaded guilty today to one count of reckless abuse of a protected person, according to an attorney general's statement. The hearing was held before Circuit Judge Ben A. Fuller.

Lenoir is a former employee of Don Hatley Healthcare and Rehabilitation of Clanton. A licensed practical nurse, Lenoir admitted she inadvertently administered a large dose of a narcotic pain medication to a resident of the facility instead of the requested cough medicine, according to the statement.

Instead of alerting the facility to her mistake, Lenoir manipulated treatment records to reflect that she had given the correct medication, according to the AG's statement. The patient, suffering from an overdose of the narcotic pain medication, was discovered by a nurse on a later shift and rushed to the hospital where she spent several days in the intensive care unit before being released, according to the statement.

http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/03/alabama_nurse_pleads_guilty_to.html


Evictions in the Bay Area, where the cost of living has skyrocketed in recent years, appear to have taken a fatal turn.

The death of a 97-year-old woman in Burlingame on March 3 was widely reported by local and international news agencies, with quotes from friends and supporters of Marie Hatch claiming she was “done in” by the stress of being evicted from her home of 66 years.

But what many reports missed, according to a local housing activist, is that Hatch was only the latest Peninsula senior resident who died shortly after being hit with eviction notices or staggering rent increases.

Hatch lived with her friend Georgia Rothrock, 85, in a modest, brown-and-white cottage at the corner of California Drive and Oak Grove Avenue. Despite the home’s location on a noisy thoroughfare, next to a busy auto mechanic’s shop, real estate website Zillow pegs the dwelling’s value at $1.2 million.

Lawyer Nanci Nishimura, who represented Hatch on a pro bono basis, said she will continue to fight the eviction on Rothrock’s behalf. Nishimura’s firm, Cotchett, Pitre, & McCarthy, LLP, is suing landlord David Kantz.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/gentrification-evictions-amount-elder-abuse/


An elderly Arvada man hired a caretaker from jail, who proceeded to swindle him for $20,000 dollars and almost killed him, by pushing him down the stairs of his home and stomping on his head.

In November, Jana Bergman was sentenced to 208 years in prison for attacking 88-year-old Jack Woods.

While Woods’ story is horrific, it’s not unusual or rare.

http://www.9news.com/news/crime/elder-abuse-caretaker-nearly-kills-man/67953180

A Neighbor Saves Her Elderly Friend

Elder Abuse: A Neighbor Saves Her Elderly Friend

[Photo: Pedro Ribelro Simoes, flickr]

by

Kansas Guidry

12.31.15 6:00am

For every 24 cases of elder abuse, only one is reported. One woman has no regrets about going to authorities with her concerns about her neighbor's well-being.

Nancy Oatts had a friendly relationship with her neighbor Miss D (Oatts requested that "Miss D" would be used to protect her neighbor's identity.) Miss D had a level of dementia. She lived by herself so Oatts would sometimes visit her and share a beer. One day, Oatts began to notice something wasn't right.

"She was looking neglected. She was very scared and didn't want to let you leave her once she got a hold of you," Oatts said.

Miss D was also carrying around all of her money because she didn't trust her family.

- See more at: http://www.wfuv.org/content/elder-abuse-neighbor-saves-her-elderly-friend

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

It appears that Steven A. Fuller moved against his step-father, Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller, in the various court cases to secure half of all of  Thelsey's assets....

In June 2006, Steven filed a petition for conservatorship of Edwina and her estate. Edwina had lived with him since 1999, and before that time, she lived at the Belhaven property. 

The court appointed him conservator of her and her estate in February 2007. 

In May 2008, Steven filed a petition to determine title to real property in the conservatorship action. 

The petition alleged that in 1968, while still married to Edwina, Thelsey took community property funds and purchased the 12th Avenue property with Odessa. 

Odessa quit claimed her interest in the 12th Avenue property to Thelsey before her death in 2003. 

Steven was seeking a determination that a one-half interest in title to the 12th Avenue property was vested in him.... 

He also wanted the court to determine that he held a one-half interest in title to the Belhaven property....

http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/B241450.PDF

It must be noted that Daniel Kristof Lak - #216983 the former attorney for Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller has been disbarred for various violations of California Rules of Court.

Daniel Kristof Lak made several fatal errors in his representation of Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller and in the several documents he prepared on behalf of his clients.

Ten complaints are currently pending against the former attorney.

Steven also savaged the Estate of Edwina Fuller and refused to share any of those proceeds with his siblings.

We regress, Steven and his attorney Teddie J. Randall got a way with it and the Court signed off on it.

Scams Aimed at Elders

Protecting Our Parents: Elder Abuse Scams

How the Most Common Fraud Schemes Work

By Jennifer Chandler Posted: 09/23/15 

“I'm 83 years old. I can't cut it in jail."

This was what an elderly woman recovering from heart surgery told her AARP representative. Shaking in fear, she said she had received a telephone call from the Internal Revenue Service warning her that she was behind on her taxes and would be put in jail if she did not pay immediately.

It wasn't the IRS. It was an impostor looking to gain access to her financial information.

https://www.chase.com/news/092315-protecting-seniors-part2

People over 50 years of age account for more than half of all consumer fraud victims.

Lies, Secrets, and Scams

How to Prevent Elder Abuse

"Baker’s story may sound unbelievable. You may tell yourself it could never happen to you or anyone in your family. But don’t be so sure. Financial elder abuse—broadly defined as the illegal or improper use of the funds, property, or assets of people 60 and older by family, friends, neighbors, and strangers—is rising fast."

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/consumer-protection/preventing-elder-abuse

If you think it can't happen to you or someone in your family.... guess again.

It happened in mine.

Here's the kicker.... the authorities can careless.

"This Ain't No Game Show!"

STEVEN FULLER aka Steven Bain vs THELSEY FULLER

Steven Fuller aka Steven Bain various Court Sases in regards to his alleged dad, Thelsey Fuller.

Los Angeles County Superior Court
BP099211, BP122665, BP118616, BP135381

If we would have known then what we know now, Steven would have not be able to savage the family and destroy everything that our parents worked their entire lives to accomplish. 

He definitely would not have been able to take advantage of his victims in all of this, namely: Thelsey L. Fuller; Edwina J. Fuller; Shirley C. Ritchey; and Sandra J. Arnold.

It must be noted that Steven had designs on selling real estate that did not belong to him but, instead that which belonged to his victims, Thelsey L. Fuller & Edwina J. Fuller.

Simply put, Steven voiced his desires to sell all of the real estate assets while Dad was still living alone in Inglewood.

We didn't realize at the time how he would be able to pull it off but, he did it. Selling one of the homes well below fair market value for a $40,000.00 loss.

But, that my friends is not how the fuckry began or ended this thing has had a lot of twist and turn yet at the end of the day the snake has been exposed.

Know that it is the author's personal opinion that Steven A. is a self-righteous prick, a liar and a thief.

We await the Courts decision as Steven A. with the help of Atty. Teddie J. Randall took over $131,000.00 from the Estate of Edwina Fuller and sold real estate below fair market value.... a violation of his fiduciary duties to the estate and its beneficiaries.

Oh, he also shafted his first attorney, Sandra J. Anderson ESQ, he still owes her in excess of $14,000.00.

BP099211

08/11/2014 at 08:30 am in Department 11, Lesley C. Green, Presiding

FINAL REPORT, FEES & DISTRIBUTION - Case Taken Under Submission

BP135381

08/12/2015 at 01:30 pm in Department 5, Maria E. Stratton, Presiding

FNL ACT/FEES/EXTRA FEES & DIST - Case Taken Under Submission

More to come, we await the Court's decision within the next 60 days.

Case Taken Under Submission

Update - Re: Steven A. Fuller; Case Number BP135381 Fuller, Edwina - Decedent

08/12/2015 at 01:30 pm in Department 5, Maria E. Stratton, Presiding
FINAL ACCOUNTT/FEES/EXTRA FEES & DIST - Case Taken Under Submission

We believe that the Court will rule that Steven A. Fuller with the help of Atty. Teddie J. Randall violated their fiduciary duties in regards to the Estate of Edwina Fuller in that they improperly took $107,692.30 from said estate.

Once that ruling is made we will need an attorney that can file a claim against the bond and or a civil action to recover monies from Steven A. Fuller and Atty. Teddie J. Randall.

If you are an attorney or know an attorney that can handle this type of litigation please get in contact with us.

benamarine@gmail.com

The Estate of Edwina Fuller - $107,692.30

Senior scams: Financial elder abuse rampant and grossly underreported, prosecutors say

With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day in the United States, Baker says the problem is only going to get worse.

"We have what can really only be described as a 'silver tsunami' coming in this state with so many people retiring," Baker said. "They're vibrant and wonderful contributing members of our community, but they're also the No. 1 target for predators in fraud and financial crimes."

Among those were Jean Phyllis Jones, of Pleasanton, who was suffering from dementia when former Pinole police commander Matthew Messier walked into her life. Within weeks of befriending Jones, Messier, according to authorities, tricked her into signing over her $1.5 million, century-old Victorian estate.

"To be cheated was devastating, and it made her decline even more," said Heidi Bailey, one of two neighbors who reported the case to authorities.

Messier eventually pleaded no contest to one felony count of lying on his bankruptcy filings and received five years probation. He served about two months in County Jail and was required to reimburse Jones for the legal fees but never admitted to defrauding her. Jones died in January at 84.

Former Alameda County Superior Court judge Paul Seeman was charged in 2013 in connection with stealing more than $200,000 from his elderly neighbor Anne Nutting, who died in 2010. Seeman, prosecutors said, befriended Nutting, obtained power of attorney and pilfered from her accounts. Seeman pleaded no contest to felony counts of financial elder abuse and perjury, but as part of a deal with prosecutors, he was given time served. He was disbarred and removed from the bench, forced to pay restitution to Nutting's estate and received five years probation.

Last year, Alameda County prosecuted about 415 cases of elder abuse, most of them embezzlement, fraud and identity theft, according to District Attorney Nancy O'Malley. In many cases, O'Malley said, a younger stranger will befriend the elderly person, gain their trust, and then steal behind their backs.

Read the entire article:

Financial elder abuse rampant 

As an aside prosecution is a joke.

Supreme Court of California

Gird yourselves.

When the Decision comes down from the Court, it's on and crackin'.

We'll be sure they get all of the latest information regarding a couple of fraudsters.

RE: Complaint against attorney Teddie J. Randall #14-18164

BAM! ¤º°`°º‹(•¿•)› º°`°º¤

The Estate of Edwina Fuller - $107,692.30

A hearing was held on 08/12/2015 in regards to the Estate of Edwina Fuller in Los Angeles Superior Court, Case # BP 135 381.

We have learned that the court indicated to both Steven Fuller and his attorney Teddie J. Randall that Mr. Fuller incorrectly took the money from the conservatorship. 

Steven Fuller believed that he had a right to the money because he had a lien on the probate estate. 

The money was placed into the conservatorship not the probate estate and he just took it.

The court took the matter under submission and will issue a written ruling. 

Steven violated his fiduciary duty by taking the money.

More to come.

Estate of Edwina Fuller; Where are the Bank Statements, Supplement to Accounting

[Department    LA    5     Court Convened at:    1:30 PM    8/12/2015]

Dear PA Matthew Osborne,

This email is to notify you as the Probate Attorney that I have not received copies of the Supplement to Accounting filed with the Court on 06/09/2015 nor the bank statements in regards to the Estate of Edwina Fuller which were requested of Atty. Randall and Steven Fuller almost a year ago.

Please see attached.

The lack of transparency by Atty. Randall and Mr. Fuller in regards to this estate is very unsettling, very disturbing, criminal. 

Warmest regards,

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(Teddie J. Randall & Steven Fuller)

Know that I will seek further action against both of you with the proper authorities for your failure to provide the information requested in regards to the Estate of Edwina Fuller.

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I have explained this to you before and the court has informed you.  You are not an attorney,  nor do you represent any one in this action.  I will not be providing you with any documents.  You have a right to request any documentation from the administrator,  Mr. Steven Fuller.

Attorney T. Randall

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You are correct - I am not a shyster, a liar, and or a thief.

I can't say the same about you counselor.

I would not have needed to attempt to look out for my mother's best interest via a limited power of attorney [find attached] if you were above board, open, and honest.

My mother wants a copy, I'm sure she's entitled to it.

She has alleged that you will not respond to her, don't answer her calls nor return them. 

That is your pattern as far as she is concerned.

I already know that you took advantage of her and my Aunt Carol.

So, what are you hiding?

That said, mail her a copy....

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Probate Notes

Department    LA    5     Court Convened at:    1:30 PM    8/12/2015

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Honorable Maria E. Stratton
D. Gonzalez , Deputy County Clerk     L. Ruiz , Deputy Sheriff 
C. Peters, CSR 5667 , Reporter

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BP135381       5003     FULLER, EDWINA - DECEDENT    
Letters of Administr  

FNL ACT/FEES/EXTRA FEES & DIST

Petitioner(s): Fuller, Steven  

Attorney(s): Randall, Teddie J., Esq.  

Continuance Number: 2     Continuance From: Monday, July 20, 2015

Last Date Changed: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 5:13:17 PM

Last Note Changed By: MOSBORNE

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To clear probate notes "filed documents" must be submitted to Rm 429, within time frames set forth in Rule 4.4 (b) of LASC Rules. You may contact the Probate Attorney or Probate Examiner whose E-Mail address appears at the end of these notes, subject to compliance with all conditions governing the use of Interactive E-Mail. E-mail Rules are available on the Court's web site at www.LACourt.org.

Petition filed 3/3/15

PRIOR ORDERS: Cont to 8/12/15 @ 1:30 p.m.

SUMMARY:
Petnr is decd's son/admr Ltrs 3/6/13 D/D 6/2/12
1st & Final Acct 6/2/12 to 2/28/15
[Assets on hand $21,82087 - cash only]

Supp filed 6/9/15

OTHER CASES: Thelsey L. Fuller Trust dtd 7/23/2008 at BP122665 (Said trust was other owner of 50% interest in R/P located at 1916 Belhaven Avenue, Los Angeles, CA that was sold herein) - next hrg set for 7/8/15; Decd's cshp previously in BP099211; Estate of decd trustor Thelsey L. Fuller at BP118616 (terminated per 5/17/12 minute order)

MATTERS TO CLEAR: N/A

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Objs filed 4/17/15; Amendment to objs filed 5/1/15
Objr is Sandra Arnold through her agent Michael L. Long (self represented)

SUMMARY:
Objr is atty in fact for decd's daughter Sandra Arnold
Objs served

MATTERS TO BE CLEARED: N/A

ARGUMENT: Objr alleges he was granted a limited pwr of atty in 11/13 by Sandra Arnold, a beneficiary of the Thelsey L. Fuller Trust and this estate.

Objr alleges the accounting is fatally flawed in that the Thelsey L. Fuller Trust, [BP 122665], via atty Tala R. Davis as succr tee of the Thelsey L. Fuller Trust, paid $107,692.30 to the this estate with a certified cashier's check from Comerica Bank dated 09/29/2014 to Steven Fuller as conservator of the estate and person of Edwina Fuller and said monies have not been accounted for.

Objr alleges that those funds were misappropriated and converted by petnr Steven Fuller with the help of atty Teddie J. Randall and that by failing to properly give an accurate and honest accounting to the court constitutes fraud, theft, conversion and financial elder abuse against the beneficiaries of this estate.

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Objs filed 6/10/15
Objr is Sandra Jones Anderson (self-represented)

SUMMARY:
Objr is former atty for Steven Fuller as consr of the pers & est in BP099211
Objs verified & served

MATTERS TO BE CLEARED: N/A

ARGUMENT: Objr, as the former atty for consr Steven Fuller, filed a petn for fees after becoming aware that her former client Steven Fuller had, without notice, consulted another attorney to prepare and file the Second Account and Final Account and Report of the cshp. Said 2nd & Final Acct for the cshp omitted any reference to objr's srvcs or to the costs advanced by the objr on behalf of the cshp estate. The acct did indicate that the cshp had an ending balance of $192,837.50 of which $145.29 was cash, $85,000 in real property and $107,692.30 in a judgment in favor of the cshp.

Per 11/18/14 order approving Steven Fuller's final acct as consr, Fuller was authorized and directed to pay objr the sum of $14,951 for atty fees and $161 for costs advanced. Despite this order, objr has not been paid.

Objr has confirmed that Steven Fuller as consr of th eestate received payment of the judgment in the amt of $107,692.30 on or about 9/30/14.

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RELIEF:
1. JTD account, report
2. JTD statutory commissions & attorneys fees $3,065
3. JTD extraordinary attorney's fees $12,845 (30.10 hrs)
4. JTD extraordinary commissions $1,000

5. JTD objections by Sandra Arnold:

a) that the court order Steven Fuller and atty Teddie J. Randall to account for the $107,692.30 paid to the Estate of Edwina Fuller by the Estate of Thelsey L. Fuller and to deposit same into a blkd account along with any other monies belonging to the Estate of Edwina
Fuller;

b) that the court order that any monies not accounted for and or produced by Steven Fuller and atty Teddie J. Randall be held against them; that they be jointly and severally liable for all missing monies and that those missing monies be recovered from any fees claimed by them against the Estate of Edwina Fuller;

c) that the court reject and deny the 1st and Final Rept and Acct, as well as any and all acts and proceedings of the admr;

d) that the court deny any payments to Steven Fuller, Teddie J. Randall and Randall & Associates or any other creditor until such time as a proper and accurate accounting is conducted and then reviewed by the court and all parties involved;

e) that the court deny the proposed distribution;

f) that the court find that Steven Fuller and atty Teddie J. Randall attempted to mislead the court, are in contempt of court and committed perjury in regards to the accounting;

g) that the court find that atty Randall, after being notified of the objections to the sale of the Belhaven Ave. property below fair market value, failed to oppose the safe of the Belhaven Ave. property causing a financial loss to his clients, Shirley Ritchey and Sandra Arnold in regards to the Thelsey L. Fuller Trust in the amount of $20,875;

h) that the court find that atty Randall has a conflict of interest in the various court cases, BP09921 et. al;

i) that the court consider the complaint filed against atty Randall with the State Bar, inquiry #14 18164 [pending] for his failure to provide adequate legal representation to his client(s) Sandra Arnold and Shirley Ritchey but, instead provided legal services geared mainly to benefit the designs of Steven Fuller thus causing a financial loss to all less Steven Fuller;

j) that the court consider Exhibits 1 12 attached to the objs as background info as to the objs and the allegations contained in the objs when making its determination as to the distribution

k) that the Court force Steven Fuller, admr, to give an accounting for the alleged life insurance policy of Edwina Fuller

5. JTD Sandra Arnold's amendment to objs filed 5/1/15: That the court revisit, rescind and or revise the award of $124,700 to claimant/petitioner, Steven Fuller, also known as Steven A. Fuller

6. JTD objections of petnr's former attorney Sandra Jones Anderson: a) an Order directing Steven Fuller as the former consr of the estate of Edwina Fuller, and now the admr of the estate of Edwina Fuller to pay to Sandra Jones Anderson, former attorney for the cshp of
Edwina Fuller, the sum of $14,951 for attorney fees and $161.00 for costs advanced by objr for her services to the cshp of Edwina Fuller in Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BP 099211, pursuant to the 11/18/14 Order of the Court

o/w reimb petnr's costs $770; dist ok

PA COMMENTS: Has petnr provided objr with a copy of request bank statement?

mosborne@lacourt.org MO(6/2/15)MO(7/27)

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