My question involves estate proceedings in the state of: Ended in Texas, began in Oklahoma
After MIL died, her caretakers were unwilling to send old tax records, etc. to the Executor. So, we pulled her credit report to cancel credit cards and such. Instead, got the shock of our lives. Listed first was an older Bankruptcy (Ch 7), then increasing individual and/or joint loans on MILs home in OK that was eventially siezed by a bank with a judgement for $328,000. Her retirement/pensions ($60k/year) were moved into caretakers joint bank account, they blew through and more (over 10 year period).
MIL long ago diagnosed with Altzeheimers and long-term dementia. After her/"their" home (the trail of QCD's show they took her home from her, then before the seizure and judgement, used a QCD to add her back on as "one" of the owners. This home was seized by the bank, and they moved MIL to Texas.
Multiple requests for a mortgage show on her credit report which we guess, they were waiting for MIL's credit to return so the caretakers could use her name/idenitity/income once again. May 2010 the caretakers got 2 auto loans (both loans shows as joint with bedridden MIL), in July 2010 one caretaker got a fradulent Limited POA they used to buy a home solely in MIL's name. This is being foreclosed on now.
We are several states away. So far we have Filed an Identity Theft report, put a Freeze on her SSN and Credit Reports, called Dallas FBI to report the Mortgage Fraud, Made a report with TX DPS Elderly Family Services, and called the Texas Attorney General's office -- because Texas's website "talks" about how it is a Class C Felony crimes for Elder Exploitation. I say "talk" because that is all it seems to be. The Attorney General's office referred us to a District Attorney, who referred us, and told us to make a local Police report. After 3 calls we finally convinced the local police to make an official report!
The Lt. said he talked to DA about the last crime (the one where one of the caretakers HAD to make a fake ID in MIL's name to get the fradulent limited POA notorized), DA said they can do nothing because there is no longer a witness!!!
Frustrated with the Estate beyond debt, we can't afford to Probate the will which would do no good anyway. There are no assets left they have not stolen, life insurance policies, etc.. So for us to pay to file the will for probate would help in what way?
Is there anything, or anywhere else for us to do or go to get these people proscuted!!??
This can't be about getting any money back, the caretakers have none now that MIL is gone, but justice for the multiple crimes against her would be "priceless"! We are quite astonished to hear that these Crimes are not a Crime if the person (long bedridden with dementia) is not here to testify!
Looking back, I would tell people to PULL credit reports for elderly parents. This credit report told us enough to help do searches online, where we found County Clerk online recorded records that prove all of this. Proof no-one will do anything about.

