Allegations of coercion and violations of state ethics rules are mounting at the East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging over a will written for 95-year-old Helen Plummer by Dorothy Jackson. The will reportedly favors the executive director at the Council on Aging, Tasha Clark Amar. Plummer began going to the Council on Aging two years prior to her death, sharing her legacy of laughter, claims her family. Unfortunately, Plummer’s family was unaware that a will was prepared for her during her time spent there, naming Amar as the executor and trustee of Plummer’s estate. The family is now alleging that Plummer was coerced into signing the will and its contents. Further, some critics are claiming that state ethics laws have been violated due to the business relationship between Amar and Plummer at the Council on Aging.
See Chris Nakamoto, Family Claims 95-Year-Old Swindled by Council on Aging Director, WBRZ 2, March 29, 2017.
Special thanks to Elizabeth Carter (A.N. Yiannopoulos Professor of Law, Louisiana State University) for bringing this article to my attention.
