A court-appointed guardian and Columbus, Ohio lawyer, Paul S. Kormanik, is accused of theft. Families of individuals that Kormanik was appointed guardian for claim that he stole $41,000. Kormanik was appointed as a guardian for almost 400 individuals and was indicted for the alleged theft in October. The daughter of one of Kormanik’s wards claims that many items, including a couch and a rocking chair, were removed from her father’s home at Kormanik’s directions and with the intention to auction them off.
See Lucas Sullivan & Josh Jarman, Wards of Indicted Guardian Are Missing Items, Relatives Say, The Columbus Dispatch, Dec. 28, 2014.
