Editor's note: Your ProbateShark observes that the judges in the Probate Court of Cook County are very democratic. They steal from everyone, the disabled, aged, dying, dead and County! No Robinhoods are they...as the proceeds are kept for themselves and their henchmen (and henchwomen).
Editor's note: Alice R. Gore Estate value about 1 million dollars: Alice R. Gore, deceased, a disabled 99 year old ward of the Probate Court of Cook County, Judge Kawamoto’s courtroom was hours away from ending up in the Cook County Morgue. Alice's estate was depleted by probate court parasites and there were reportedly no funds to bury her. Her loving family paid for the burial expenses so that Alice would not have to suffer the indignity of being stacked like an Auschwitz inmate in the Cook County morgue. The judge allowed an easily manipulated, court documented, mentally disabled granddaughter to be appointed as Alice’s guardian and yet no sanctions were instituted against the judge or court officers for this blatant infraction of the law.
Strangely, 16 of Alice’s annuity checks, two of which show forged endorsements, disappeared. Alice’s daughter has a copy of a check with her signature possibly forged. The daughter’s attorney has been trying to obtain copies of the 16 other annuity checks for two years without success. Even more puzzling is a $150,000 life insurance policy owned by Alice and not inventoried into the estate by the court. The Probate Court of Cook of Cook County refuses to investigate these blatant infractions of the law. Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com
Hancock County Probate Judge pleads guilty to stealing county funds
Hancock County Probate Judge pleads guilty to stealing county funds
Hancock County Probate Judge Marva Rice plead guilty to stealing county funds. (2014)
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Probate Judge for Hancock County pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing county funds.
According to U.S. Attorney Michael Moore, Marva Rice entered a guilty plea on Thursday to two counts of theft of federal funds from Hancock County, which receives federal funds.
The plea agreement states, Rice was responsible for collecting fines and fees and depositing those funds into the Probate Court bank account. According to an investigation by the FBI in 2012, authorities say Rice did not deposit $43,864.70 into the account. In 2013, after the FBI conducted its investigation, authorities say Rice used Hancock County funds to pay for her own personal legal fees, which totaled $20,000.
“Election to public office is a sign of trust by the voters and the public in the integrity and honesty of those they choose to govern them. Theft of funds entrusted to you as an elected public official is not only a violation of that trust but erodes the faith of the people in government and elected officials generally,” Moore said in a statement. “To steal further funds to defend yourself when caught is simply reprehensible.”
Rice faces a maximum sentence of up to ten years in prison, a fine up to $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release.
“Today's guilty plea will begin the process of holding Hancock County Probate Judge Rice responsible for her criminal actions involving the embezzlement of public funds,” J. Britt Johnson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Atlanta Field Office said in a statement. “The FBI will continue to aggressively purse any and all allegations of similar such conduct by public officials attempting to divert public funds to their own bank accounts.”
Sentencing will take place in approximately 60 days.
According to U.S. Attorney Michael Moore, Marva Rice entered a guilty plea on Thursday to two counts of theft of federal funds from Hancock County, which receives federal funds.
The plea agreement states, Rice was responsible for collecting fines and fees and depositing those funds into the Probate Court bank account. According to an investigation by the FBI in 2012, authorities say Rice did not deposit $43,864.70 into the account. In 2013, after the FBI conducted its investigation, authorities say Rice used Hancock County funds to pay for her own personal legal fees, which totaled $20,000.
“Election to public office is a sign of trust by the voters and the public in the integrity and honesty of those they choose to govern them. Theft of funds entrusted to you as an elected public official is not only a violation of that trust but erodes the faith of the people in government and elected officials generally,” Moore said in a statement. “To steal further funds to defend yourself when caught is simply reprehensible.”
Rice faces a maximum sentence of up to ten years in prison, a fine up to $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release.
“Today's guilty plea will begin the process of holding Hancock County Probate Judge Rice responsible for her criminal actions involving the embezzlement of public funds,” J. Britt Johnson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Atlanta Field Office said in a statement. “The FBI will continue to aggressively purse any and all allegations of similar such conduct by public officials attempting to divert public funds to their own bank accounts.”
Sentencing will take place in approximately 60 days.
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