Court-Appointed Conservator Convicted Of Milking Elderly Man Of Assets, Leaving Him Facing Foreclosure

In Lakeport, California, Lake County News reports:

• Following a five-week trial a local woman has been convicted of felony financial elder abuse and neglect. On Wednesday, a jury convicted Glenhaven resident Shauna Michelle Brewster, 53, of one count of felony financial elder abuse and one felony count of elder abuse/neglect, according to Senior District Attorney Rachel Abelson [...].

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• The crimes allegedly were committed over a year-and-a-half-long period against 75-year-old Glenhaven resident Lawrence Russell, for whom Brewster became private conservator in early 2003, said Abelson.

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• The financial abuse came to light when Russell's medical bills, mortgage and other bills went unpaid, said Abelson. Russell's home had gone into foreclosure after payments were not made for seven months, and almost no money was left in Russell's checking account. Brewster, as Russell's conservator, had the authority and responsibility to control his finances for his benefit, said Abelson.

For more, see Jury convicts woman of financial elder abuse, neglect.

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