Judge Steals Money from Incapacitated Person
In Alabama, 2019, Judge Doug Patterson was serving as the conservator for Charles Hardy; when Judge Patterson stole $42,800 from Charles Hardy. The Alabama Attorney General charged Judge Patterson with three felonies, including use of official position or office for personal gain; financial exploitation fo the elderly in the first degree, and theft of property in the third degree. Charles Hardy, who is now deceased, was an incapacitated senior living in a Limestone County nursing home for military veterans. At the time Judge Patterson became his conservator, Charles Hardy account had over $43,000. By December 2016, the account had less…
