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Three Senior Citizens Sentenced in Financial Scam Targeting Elderly
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced today the sentencing of three senior citizens who preyed on the elderly by selling them financial products that were unregistered and unqualified for sale in California. All three pleaded "No Contest" following an investigation by the California Department of Insurance's (CDI), Investigation Division, Valencia Regional Office landed them in court.
"It seems that fraud knows no age limit," said Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner. "But it is particularly disturbing when senior citizens seek to take advantage of other, more vulnerable elderly citizens."
On January 18, 2007, Lawrence John Deovlet also known as Lawrence John Hartunian, 64, of Westlake Village pleaded "No Contest" to one count of Corporations Code 25210, Unlicensed Broker-Dealer. Deovlet was ordered to pay $500,000.00 in restitution to eleven victims, commit no further violations of the Corporations Code, serve one year unsupervised probation, pay a $200 restitution fine and a $20 court fee. Read more at insurance.ca.gov.
Probate Transfers Legal Title Of Property
Probate is the means by which legal title of property transfers from the estate of the person who has died, to his or her proper beneficiaries. The term "probate" refers to proving the existence of a valid Will, or determining and proving who one's legal beneficiaries are if there is no Will. Since you can't take it with you, probate is the process used to determine who gets your property.
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Definition:
All of the property owned by a person, including real estate and personal property.
Heir
Definition:
Those persons, including a spouse who are entitled to the property of a decedent when the decedent has left no valid will.
Joint tenancy
Definition:
A property held in joint tenancy is owned by two or more people who have an undivided interest in the property, and the interest continues even after the other owners die.
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