| Ex-councilman ordered to repay money to son's inheritance account
CINCINNATI (AP) - A former Cincinnati city councilman has been ordered to repay nearly $22,000 he spent from his son's inheritance account. Hamilton County Probate Court records show that most of the money is from an insurance payoff from the death of the boy's mother in a car accident. Just under $1,000 is from Social Security payments. Thirty-6-year-old Sam Malone says he disagrees with the ruling that was approved by a Probate Court judge last week and might appeal. A magistrate noted that $7,500 of the money went to a lawyer hired to defend Malone against a domestic violence charge after he was accused of whipping the boy with a belt. Malone said he was disciplining the boy, who was 14 at the time. A judge ruled that no crime was committed.
Free seminar about housing
NEW BRUNSWICK THE NEW JERSEY State Bar Foundation will present a free public seminar on buying and selling a home on Nov. 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the New Jersey Law Center, One Constitution Square (off Ryders Lane) in New Brunswick.
Topics for discussion will include the contract of sale, types of ownership such as tenancy in common, joint tenancy, mortgage contingency, home inspection clause and title insurance. Speakers will include Stanley Fink and Jeffrey Apell who are both well-versed in real estate law. A question-and-answer period will follow the attorneys' presentations. Fink, a partner in the Clark law firm of Fink, Rosner, Ershow-Levenberg is a former member of the Board of Consultors of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section and a past president of the Union County Bar Association.
Telemarketers Try to Skirt Do Not Call Registry
Nevada Consumer Advocate Eric Witkoski says telemarketers are tricking unsuspecting people into letting them call to pitch their products. Witkoski says telemarketers skirt a National Do Not Call registry by sending mail promising free consumer information, products and services if consumers sign and return a card. The cards also authorize companies to phone and solicit them to purchase other products. He says senior citizens often are frightened into responding to what looks like mail from a government agency that suggests they have their medical, retirement or probate plans reviewed by experts. Once they return the cards, the seniors start getting telephone pitches from companies selling investments, insurance and other financial products. (Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press.
Ex-councilman Ordered To Repay Money To Son's Inheritance Account
(CINCINNATI) -- A former Cincinnati city councilman has been ordered to repay nearly $22,000 he spent from his son's inheritance account. Hamilton County Probate Court records show that most of the money is from an insurance payoff from the death of the boy's mother in a car accident. Just under $1,000 is from Social Security payments. Thirty-six-year-old Sam Malone says he disagrees with the ruling that was approved by a Probate Court judge last week and might appeal. A magistrate noted that $7,500 of the money went to a lawyer hired to defend Malone against a domestic violence charge after he was accused of whipping the boy with a belt. Malone said he was disciplining the boy, who was 14 at the time. A judge ruled that no crime was committed.
Warren to pay $500,000 in drowning case
By RON SELAK JR.
Tribune Chronicle
WARREN � An attorney representing the family of a boy who drowned in a sewer drain four years ago is asking the court to approve a half-million dollar settlement agreement with the City of Warren.
Attorney Michael Scala filed the application in Trumbull County Probate Court on behalf of family members of 10-year-old Johnny Keytack, asking the court to determine how to split between family members $326,948 � the amount left over after attorney fees, suit expenses and other fees, according to court papers.
Terms of the agreement reached Monday between the family, city and city�s liability insurance carrier weren�t disclosed until Friday when Scala filed an accounting of fees and expenses, which made the settlement public.
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