US EditionDetroit Judge Among Four Charged with Exploiting Vulnerable Adults
Four Detroit residents, including a judge, face charges of embezzling hundreds of thousands from vulnerable wards through a multi-year guardianship fraud scheme.
- Recently, federal prosecutors indicted four residents in Detroit, including a Michigan district judge, on charges related to guardianship fraud and exploitation, according to U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr.
- Prosecutors say the alleged abuse stemmed from Guardian and Associates, appointed fiduciary in over 1,000 cases, to misappropriate funds from wards' estates, as part of the guardianship system.
- Federal investigators say the indictment details conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and false-statement charges involving the judge and defendant Andrea Bradley-Baskin.
- U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi applauded recently and said `no one is above the law`, while U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. emphasized public trust concerns.
- With Guardian and Associates appointed in more than 1,000 cases, the scheme allegedly deprived incapacitated wards of funds and services, raising risks to the public trust in guardianship and probate.
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Detroit Judge and 3 Other Detroit Residents Accused of Embezzling $273K from Vulnerable Adults
A Detroit judge and three other Detroit residents are facing federal charges, accused of embezzling $273,000 from vulnerable adults. Judge Andrea Bradley-Baskin of Michigan’s 36th District Court, as well as Nancy Williams, 59, Avery Bradley, 72, and Dwight Rashad, 69, all of Detroit, are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. Read more at CBS News
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