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Attorney General Steve Marshall says an Etowah County woman will feel the full force of justice after exploiting an elderly woman from her life savings. We’re On Your Side with warning about this type crime and what the state is doing to try and prevent it from happening to your loved one.

Steven Schaper's son Jacob Schaper and his girlfriend Jocelyn Grisham were charged with murder six months after Steven died in "deplorable conditions" in Iowa.

On Thursday, July 14, 2022, Central Alabama Aging Consortium held the 2022 Elder Justice and Fraud Caregiver Conference. The conference features speakers who will discuss elder justice, the Elder Abuse

The law was named for Shirley Holcombe, who died in 2018 after becoming a victim of forgery by a caretaker, after a campaign by daughter Jo Holcombe.

M Peter Schartel, who runs radio station KCXL in Liberty, Mo., said he and his wife are being accused of treason, though he argues that he's promoting free speech by providing a platform for the unheard as he airs Russian state-sponsored programming amid the country's invasion in Ukraine.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A new state database, created by legislation called “Shirley's Law” after a woman who survived elder abuse, will include the names of anyone convicted of mistreating senior citizens.