‘She was very special to me’: My late 98-year-old cousin was targeted by grifters. They stole $800,000. Do I have any recourse?

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Dear Quentin, Is there something that can be done about financial elder abuse? My cousin “Ann” was 98 years old when she died in New York in April 2020. She did not have children and she was very special to me. I would visit her periodically and spoke to her most days. She had me named as executor of her will. I was to inherit her estate. 

I have a document stating that the court felt that Ann needed someone to watch over the $300,000 in her bank accounts. “Sam,” a friend of Ann’s, told the court that he would do this. I was told at the bank that Sam could have limited access to Ann’s funds to pay bills, etc. I often went over her checkbook and bills to make sure there were no overcharges or unusual amounts taken out. Sam was kind to her, and she liked the attention he gave her. Ann needed help: She went to school up until 7th grade, and she made a living sewing.Emptied bank accounts I let Sam stay at Ann’s residence, as the coronavirus was in full bloom, so he could continue to pay bills, etc. Sam was very kind, …

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I have a document stating that the court felt that Ann needed someone to watch over the $300,000 in her bank accounts. “Sam,” a friend of Ann’s, told the court that he would do this. I was told at the bank that Sam could have limited access to Ann’s funds to pay bills, etc. I often went over her checkbook and bills to make sure there were no overcharges or unusual amounts taken out. Sam was kind to her, and she liked the attention he gave her. Ann needed help: She went to school up until 7th grade, and she made a living sewing.Emptied bank accounts I let Sam stay at Ann’s residence, as the coronavirus was in full bloom, so he could continue to pay bills, etc. Sam was very kind, …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]

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