As reported by Charleston’s ABC News 4, a probate judge ruled Mayor John Tecklenburg wrongfully took money from an elderly woman for whom he cares, despite his claims it was done for her benefit and that he had no idea it was improper. Tecklenburg served as the conservator, or guardian, for Johnnie Wineglass, a 92 year-old former school teacher and community volunteer, who was a close family friend and former victim of financial scams. According to Tecklenburg, Wineglass’ finances were insufficient to sustain her medical and nursing home needs and, as a result, he was pressed to generate income for her. His solution to that problem was (1) to take…
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CLAWING BACK ASSETS: THE LESSON CAROLE BASKINS TAUGHT THE TIGER KING AND HIS MOTHER ABOUT FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS
If you’ve seen the true crime documentary series “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness”, you may recall Carole Baskins of Big Cat Rescue (“BCR”) sued Joseph Maldonado-Passage f/k/a Joe Schreibvogel a/k/a Joe Exotic in 2013 by for trademark infringement of the BCR logo. That lawsuit resulted in a judgment of approximately $1 million. Unfortunately for prevailing plaintiffs everywhere, however, there is no “judgment cashing store” or other automatic mechanism for recovering an award. Instead, it is incumbent upon the judgment creditor to “execute” on the judgment to locate and seize assets in furtherance of its satisfaction. That post-trial process alone (also called supplemental proceedings) can be time consuming and expensive,…
