You’ll remember the VA hospital in Marion, where at least nine people died because of malpractice and mismanagement. Well, one of its overseers made the headlines this week. No, no, he wasn’t reprimanded…he was promoted! Senators Durbin and Obama, along with several U.S. Representatives, voiced their disapproval and asked for an explanation. (The Southern)
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The cycle of elder abuse never ends. 99 year-old Lorraine Olsen died on Monday in Chicago’s Lincoln Square. Her death “appears to be the result of elderly abuse”. (Sun-Times)
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Peoria’s FOX affiliate ran an interesting segment on a much different type of elderly abuse: identity theft and the financial scamming of seniors. (WMBD 31)
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Just a day after AT&T got caught over-billing Illinois customers, we find out that a credit card company did something strangely similar. Trilegiant Corp. collected unauthorized charges and now must pay back the consumers they ripped off. (Belleville News-Democrat)
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