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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On November 13, 2022, the Alaska Office of Elder Fraud & Assistance won a $1.47M judgement against Defendants James Vernon and Carla Sigler, formerly of Yakutat, present surviving successful Bosque County, Texas, for the fiscal exploitation of Yakutat nonmigratory Neva Ogle.

The Siglers took $700K successful funds from Mrs. Ogle implicit the people of 2 years.

They utilized $380K of the funds to money a currency acquisition of a five-bedroom location with a swimming excavation for themselves successful Texas and spent the remainder of the funds to discontinue aboriginal and to acquisition a caller motortruck and different items for themselves and their household members. 

Superior Court Judge Daniel Schally granted punitive damages successful the magnitude of $450K against the Siglers, stating that the circumstantial and wide deterrence of elder fraud successful Alaska is an important extremity recognized by our legislature.

“The deceitful fiscal maltreatment of Alaskan elders is corrosive of the values of our assemblage astatine large. A connection indispensable beryllium sent that the swindling of elders is violative to this community. The extortion of Alaskan elders is strengthened done deterrence and punishment of those who instrumentality vantage of these invaluable and susceptible citizens of our state.”

The State of Alaska takes the exploitation of its aged colonisation seriously. This judgement sends a almighty message; If you defraud 1 of our elders, the Alaska Office of Elder Fraud and Assistance volition travel aft you, adjacent if you are extracurricular of Alaska.

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