Allard pleads innocent to larceny from retired judge (MA)
November 5, 2011
ATTLEBORO – City Councilor Kim Allard pleaded innocent in Fall River Superior Court this morning to charges she took advantage of a retired judge she used to care for in order to obtain a house the man purchased but placed in her name.
Allard, 41, faces two counts of larceny from a person over the age of 65 related to the controversial arrangement with Edward F. Casey, a retired probate court judge. She was released on her own recognizance after arraignment.
Her lawyer, Seth G. Roman of Hyannis, called the charges “politically motivated.”
Allard, a veteran on the city council, is up for re-election Tuesday for an at-large seat.
“The timing of these allegations is clearly intended to influence the outcome of the upcoming municipal council election,” Roman said. Allard was indicted at the beginning of October.
Allard allowed her lawyer to speak for her after her arraignment, but previously said she looked forward to the “truth coming out and being vindicated.”
Allard previously was a caretaker for Casey and lives in the home he purchased in her name at 12 Slater St. Casey now lives in an assisted living facility.
A settlement was reached in a civil suit last November which requires Allard to make payments on the house.
Bill Bowles, a former city council member and state representative who was conservator for Casey’s estate and filed the lawsuit, came to court to watch Allard’s arraignment. Bowles complained to elder services investigators which brought the charges to the Bristol Country District Attorney’s office.
Bowles rejected Roman’s characterization of the criminal charges. ”Elder abuse is not political. Elder abuse is serious. We have an elderly gentleman whose life has been seriously altered. If my closest friend had taken these actions, I would have done the same thing,” Bowles said.
Allard is due back in court Dec. 13 for a pretrial hearing.
Allard pleads innocent to larceny from retired judge
Rick Foster
November 1, 2011
The Sun Chronicle
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Editor's note: It is ironic that even judges are not immune to elder abuse. In the abuse world it is, "dog eat dog" or "the law of the jungle" where the fittest feed upon the weakest. Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com
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One question why would Mrs. Allard have the judge buy the home with his money. He lives in the inlaw apartment and she lives in the bigger portion of the home. What friend would do that. Is that not taken advantage of a senior whose reasoning is faulty because of his illness. These people think they can full the public. But the truth speaks and cons are reveal.
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