In February 2023, an 88-year-old woman sought legal assistance to distribute her estate among neighbours, a church community, and a monastery. Instead of executing her instructions, the 49-year-old former notary produced an uncontestable inheritance contract designating himself as the sole beneficiary. Prosecutors revealed that the defendant aimed to obtain a detached house and around €900,000 from the €1.2 million estate. The court dismissed defense arguments of divorce-related poverty after discovering the lawyer actually owned five properties.
Key points
The fraudulent inheritance contract named the lawyer as the sole heir before any funds co…: The fraudulent inheritance contract named the lawyer as the sole heir before any funds could be officially disbursed.
Judges rejected claims of financial hardship after finding the defendant owned five prope…: Judges rejected claims of financial hardship after finding the defendant owned five properties and paid no significant alimony.
The defendant confessed to the fraud and forgery charges and apologized during the legal…: The defendant confessed to the fraud and forgery charges and apologized during the legal proceedings.
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A will is supposed to be the last clear voice of the person who wrote it. It tells the world where the money should go, who should receive the house and what the writer wanted to be remembered for. When that voice gets bent by someone else’s hand, the damage goes well beyond the paperwork. And that’s exactly what happened in Braunfels, a small town in the Lahn-Dill district, where a notary decided to rewrite a deceased woman’s wishes, according to prosecutors, as reported by Hessenschau. An 88-year-old woman turned to her notary for help with her will, but he instead carried out a fraud. On Tuesday, 3 November, the Limburg Regional Court sentenced the former notary to a two-year suspended prison sentence for forgery and fraud. The court found that the notary had attempted to fraudulently obtain the deceased woman’s inheritance.
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