Tag: elder abuse
Former Williamsburg Attorney Sentenced for Role in Defrauding Scheme
NORFOLK -- A former Williamsburg attorney has been sentenced for his role in a national investment fraud scheme aimed at retirees.
Billy Joe Seabolt, Jr.,...
Ghanaian Posing As Local Sentenced for Online Romance Fraud Scheme
NORFOLK -- The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced that a Ghanaian has been sentenced for wire fraud as part of a...
Williamsburg Lawyer convicted of defrauding retirees
NORFOLK -- On Friday, April 30, Williamsburg lawyer, Billy J. Seabolt, was convicted alongside Daryl Bank, of defrauding people at or near retirement age...
Reports of elder abuse and neglect are on the rise in the Historic Triangle — the “why” is unclear
The words echoed through the county board room as the chairman spoke a stream of statistics into a red-ringed microphone.
“During 2018 ... 327 referrals...
A responsibility to care: Peninsula forensic team aims to reverse rise of elder abuse
With high-end resorts, golf courses, lush green gated communities and a dozen nursing homes, Williamsburg is a top retirement destination for senior citizens.
But with...
6 injured, malnourished adults removed from illegal Norfolk boarding home, police say
NORFOLK — From the outside, the Hudson Avenue house looks like any other on the block. A two-story house with black trim, it sits...