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Widowed Woman Allegedly Defrauded by Doctor

By Gerry W. Beyer

Last will and testament

In a Manhattan civil suit, an esteemed New York doctor is charged with maliciously gaining control of his wealthy widowed patient’s estate.  Helen Spears, the friend of the victim, filed the lawsuit and claims that the physician wrote himself into his patient’s will, stripping her of a multimillion-dollar inheritance. 

Spears contends that the doctor broke the law by doubling as both a primary care doctor and power of attorney.  Spears says that her 102-year-old friend is frail, vulnerable, and is unable to walk on her own, and would consequently want a judge to appoint her a guardian. 

See Alexandra Klausner, Top NYC Doctor Accused of Trying to Take Over Wealthy 102-Year-Old Widowed Patient’s Multimillion-Dollar Estate, Daily Mail, Oct. 16, 2014.

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