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Public commenters accuse local conservatorship actors of elder abuse and estate plundering
Summary
Several public commenters at the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting alleged financial and physical abuse in conservatorships, naming Legal Assistance for Seniors staff and a former board member; callers said court files were withheld and urged county action and oversight.
A string of public commenters told the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 19 that they suspected elder abuse, financial exploitation and procedural failures in local conservatorship cases.
A public commenter reading from a conservatorship declaration said, “Since 2012, Oakland resident Eleanor Frerichs, age 96, has been held prisoner, forcibly isolated, and her estate plundered,” and named Legal Assistance for Seniors (LAS) staff and a former LAS board member as alleged perpetrators. The commenter said a declaration would be filed in the conservatorship case and cited specific paragraph…
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