As I have previously discussed, Geraldine Webber endorsed a new will and trust she made that gave her entire estate to police officer, Sgt. Aaron Goodwin. I also discussed how her attorney, Jim Ritzo, accused Sgt. Goodwin of undue influence claiming that he was able to influence her because she suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease. Now it appears as if the police are helping their brother in blue. Ritzo claims that he heard that the police “assisted Webber with making a state complaint against him.” He also knows that he has not even seen the complaint. He only discovered the allegation when he called the state’s elder affairs office. He has not been charged with any crime. The police do not deny their involvement but claim that it was Ms. Webber to made the complaint and that the police have not been directly involved in the investigation. Deputy Police Chief Corey MacDonald stated that a third party was conducting the investigation.
As Ms. Webber’s case heads to trial, there are a number of items that are likely to be introduced in trial. Among these items of evidence, the court is likely to here the video recording of Ms. Webber’s will execution. On the video, “she called Goodwin her ‘second son,’ made sexual advances toward her new lawyer, Gary Holmes, and alleged her old lawyer, Jim Ritzo, stole checks and money from her.”
See Elizabeth Dinan, Police Helped Wealthy Woman Accuse Local Lawyer of Theft, Sea Coast Online, Feb. 25, 2013.
Special thanks to Jim Hillhouse (Professional Legal Marketing (PLM, Inc.)) for bringing this article to my attention.
