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Help stop a scam that preys on grandparents, their love

Last updated Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 12:30am

An elderly lady told me she almost got taken in by the "granddaughter in jail" scam, a particularly evil bit of fraud making the rounds.

Because this scam also almost bit a friend of mine, and because word seems to be slow getting out, I am going to ask for your help.

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Victim of shocking elder abuse was 'rotting corpse still breathing'

Brian Burnes Kansas City Star

Last updated Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 4:52pm

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Independence authorities are awaiting autopsy results before considering possible charges in an apparent case of elder abuse so severe that emergency responders described the victim as a "rotting corpse that was still breathing."

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Sanctions, fines imposed on assisted-living facilities in Fla.

Mary Ellen Klas, McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 11:47pm

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After years of failing to crack down on abuse and neglect in Florida’s homes for the elderly and disabled, the state agency that regulates assisted-living facilities quietly imposed sanctions and $125,000 in fines on 46 of the worst abusers in May in response to an investigation by McClatchy Newspapers.

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Study highlights Utah's elder abuse problems

The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, February 21, 2011 - 10:47am

SALT LAKE CITY -- A new state elder abuse study has found that Utah's seniors lose an average of $1 million weekly to thieves.

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Courtesy of Parks Stephenson/MCT
Arnold Bauer, a 93-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor and a suspected victim of elder abuse was found disoriented and living in filth at his home near El Cajon, California, this week, clutching what apparently was his prized possession: a picture of the ship, the Vestal, that he was serving on the day of the Japanese attack.

Caretaker of Pearl Harbor veteran charged with elder abuse

Los Angeles Times, Tony Perry

Last updated Friday, January 28, 2011 - 2:31pm

SAN DIEGO -- A 93-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor and suspected victim of elder abuse was found disoriented, dehydrated and living in filth at his home near El Cajon this week, clutching his prized possession: a picture of the ship that he was serving on the day of the Japanese attack.

Arnold V. Bauer, suffering from dementia and prostate cancer, was taken to the Veterans Affairs hospital in San Diego, authorities said.

Bauer's caretaker for the past three years, Milagros Angeles, 63, pleaded not guilty Thursday to four felony counts of elder abuse, theft, forgery and false imprisonment. A judge set her bail at $1 million. The prosecutor said Angeles was sending money to her native Philippines.

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