Comments on: Century Couple Charged With Exploiting Elderly Woman http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/century-couple-charged-with-exploiting-elderly-woman Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:38:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/century-couple-charged-with-exploiting-elderly-woman/comment-page-1#comment-203212 Chris Mon, 06 May 2013 13:49:10 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=137256#comment-203212 @ James What do we not know? Caregiver takes her client to the bank and gets her to co sign on a loan for a car they could not afford to pay for. It doesn't matter if they were the best of friends that caregiver is there to provide a service to the elderly lady. It is very wrong for the caregiver to even ask to patient to do something like that!!! Now we (Tax Payers) is having to pay for the lawyers (Public Defenders) for both of the Geto Fab Thieves.... @ James
What do we not know?
Caregiver takes her client to the bank and gets her to co sign on a loan for a car they could not afford to pay for. It doesn’t matter if they were the best of friends that caregiver is there to provide a service to the elderly lady. It is very wrong for the caregiver to even ask to patient to do something like that!!!
Now we (Tax Payers) is having to pay for the lawyers (Public Defenders) for both of the Geto Fab Thieves….

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/century-couple-charged-with-exploiting-elderly-woman/comment-page-1#comment-202987 David Huie Green Sat, 04 May 2013 14:41:43 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=137256#comment-202987 REGARDING: "Innocent until proven guilty. This is called the American Justice System, The Law, which seems like none of you know anything about." Sure we do. It is the system of deciding official guilt or innocence and appropriate punishment where merited. Perhaps you don't understand freedom of the press and freedom of speech. Folks here are discussing what they have read here and assuming it is accurate until proven otherwise. It would have been silly to have filed the charges in the first place if some basic facts weren't determined. If they didn't have the lady co-sign the loan, they are innocent. If she were aware of what was going on and signed, they are innocent. The idea that it would have been okay if she had been family is silly and some have addressed that. Now let us consider something else. While legally the accused is innocent until a verdict is given, factually the accused is innocent or guilty regardless even of being accused. They either did something wrong or they didn't. If they didn't do anything wrong, people need to be reminded to avoid looking like they are doing something wrong -- if for no other reason than to avoid attorney's fees. If they DID do something wrong, others need to know there are consequences to wrong doing. It embarrasses family members but the embarrassment is caused by the culprit, not the gossip; the knowledge of what was done is -- and should be -- what embarrasses people. Even the folks who say "he done nun wrong" know better, they just feel obliged to stick up for friends, kindred, fellow criminals and/or church members. David for free discussion REGARDING:
“Innocent until proven guilty. This is called the American Justice System, The Law, which seems like none of you know anything about.”

Sure we do.

It is the system of deciding official guilt or innocence and appropriate punishment where merited.

Perhaps you don’t understand freedom of the press and freedom of speech.

Folks here are discussing what they have read here and assuming it is accurate until proven otherwise. It would have been silly to have filed the charges in the first place if some basic facts weren’t determined. If they didn’t have the lady co-sign the loan, they are innocent. If she were aware of what was going on and signed, they are innocent.

The idea that it would have been okay if she had been family is silly and some have addressed that.

Now let us consider something else. While legally the accused is innocent until a verdict is given, factually the accused is innocent or guilty regardless even of being accused. They either did something wrong or they didn’t. If they didn’t do anything wrong, people need to be reminded to avoid looking like they are doing something wrong — if for no other reason than to avoid attorney’s fees. If they DID do something wrong, others need to know there are consequences to wrong doing.

It embarrasses family members but the embarrassment is caused by the culprit, not the gossip; the knowledge of what was done is — and should be — what embarrasses people. Even the folks who say “he done nun wrong” know better, they just feel obliged to stick up for friends, kindred, fellow criminals and/or church members.

David for free discussion

]]> By: Karma http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/century-couple-charged-with-exploiting-elderly-woman/comment-page-1#comment-202943 Karma Sat, 04 May 2013 04:42:29 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=137256#comment-202943 What goes around will come back around, what's done in the dark will come to the light, be careful what you speak in to existence for others because you may have spoken it upon your self and now look at what has happened. It's not good to act like your more than others and come to find out everything you getting is from someone else pocket. Shame on y'all and may God have mercy... What goes around will come back around, what’s done in the dark will come to the light, be careful what you speak in to existence for others because you may have spoken it upon your self and now look at what has happened. It’s not good to act like your more than others and come to find out everything you getting is from someone else pocket. Shame on y’all and may God have mercy…

]]> By: just saying http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/century-couple-charged-with-exploiting-elderly-woman/comment-page-1#comment-202926 just saying Sat, 04 May 2013 02:12:47 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=137256#comment-202926 the johnson should be ashamed they knew they was doing wrong but know this you reap what you sow believe me god sits high he knows all about it i hate flies roaches liars and thieves that what the johnson's is......... the johnson should be ashamed they knew they was doing wrong but know this you reap what you sow believe me god sits high he knows all about it i hate flies roaches liars and thieves that what the johnson’s is………

]]> By: Believer http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/century-couple-charged-with-exploiting-elderly-woman/comment-page-1#comment-202918 Believer Sat, 04 May 2013 01:07:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=137256#comment-202918 Most loan officers practice due diligence with everything they do. CU employees are trained to make sure all parties involved have a full understanding of what they are doing. Questions are asked such as "do you understand what you are doing"? "Can you tell me how you understand"? and "Are you okay with that?" I can't stand to see the elderly taken advantage of. The Johnsons should be ashamed of themselves. Most loan officers practice due diligence with everything they do. CU employees are trained to make sure all parties involved have a full understanding of what they are doing. Questions are asked such as “do you understand what you are doing”? “Can you tell me how you understand”? and “Are you okay with that?”
I can’t stand to see the elderly taken advantage of. The Johnsons should be ashamed of themselves.

]]> By: JAMES http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/century-couple-charged-with-exploiting-elderly-woman/comment-page-1#comment-202871 JAMES Fri, 03 May 2013 21:02:13 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=137256#comment-202871 Innocent until proven guilty. This is called the American Justice System, The Law, which seems like none of you know anything about. Innocent until proven guilty. This is called the American Justice System, The Law, which seems like none of you know anything about.

]]> By: fred http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/century-couple-charged-with-exploiting-elderly-woman/comment-page-1#comment-202789 fred Fri, 03 May 2013 14:52:51 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=137256#comment-202789 I hope someone with Pen Air will chime in here and help us understand how an elderly woman with diminished mental capacity could co-sign a loan with people not related to her. There was either an elaborate ruse constructed to fool the credit union, or the loan processors were not exercising due diligence. So many elderly people are taken advantage of, and not just by caregivers, but by slick advertisements and telephone solicitors too. Fortunately, this lady's son was vigilant and caught this before mom came to financial harm. I hope someone with Pen Air will chime in here and help us understand how an elderly woman with diminished mental capacity could co-sign a loan with people not related to her. There was either an elaborate ruse constructed to fool the credit union, or the loan processors were not exercising due diligence. So many elderly people are taken advantage of, and not just by caregivers, but by slick advertisements and telephone solicitors too. Fortunately, this lady’s son was vigilant and caught this before mom came to financial harm.

]]> By: Molino Mom http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/century-couple-charged-with-exploiting-elderly-woman/comment-page-1#comment-202786 Molino Mom Fri, 03 May 2013 14:43:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=137256#comment-202786 My deceased brothers' wife had my mother sign a very large check made payable to her. My mother did not have full mental capacity, either. I can only pray that sister-in-law is not doing this to someone else now. She did want to start an adult living facility in her home close to Byrneville. My deceased brothers’ wife had my mother sign a very large check made payable to her. My mother did not have full mental capacity, either. I can only pray that sister-in-law is not doing this to someone else now. She did want to start an adult living facility in her home close to Byrneville.

]]> By: Cathy http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/century-couple-charged-with-exploiting-elderly-woman/comment-page-1#comment-202776 Cathy Fri, 03 May 2013 14:21:55 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=137256#comment-202776 This is so sad. Looks like this is not the first time Lashonda Johnson has had problems; http://www.escambiaclerk.com/xml/xmlBM.asp?ucase_id=1422807. This is so sad. Looks like this is not the first time Lashonda Johnson has had problems; http://www.escambiaclerk.com/xml/xmlBM.asp?ucase_id=1422807.

]]> By: Bk http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/century-couple-charged-with-exploiting-elderly-woman/comment-page-1#comment-202754 Bk Fri, 03 May 2013 13:12:06 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=137256#comment-202754 This makes me so mad! I'm an in-home CNA, and the amount of people doing things like this is astonishing. We are supposed to be trusted helpers and health care providers, not thieves and liars and frauds! This makes me so mad, especially because these people know what they are doing is WRONG! They sure wouldn't like it if someone did this to one of their family members. This makes me so mad! I’m an in-home CNA, and the amount of people doing things like this is astonishing.

We are supposed to be trusted helpers and health care providers, not thieves and liars and frauds! This makes me so mad, especially because these people know what they are doing is WRONG! They sure wouldn’t like it if someone did this to one of their family members.

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