Professional Fiduciaries Bureau
Coverage of Professional Fiduciaries Bureau in the Nexus archive.
- This embattled consumer agency went 2 years without a director. Newsom finally appointed one
Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Nicole Dragoo as the new director of the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau, ending a two-year leadership vacuum. CalMatters' investigation revealed the bureau has failed to address conflicts of interest or misconduct by fiduciaries, despite its mandate to enforce ethical standards. Examples include fiduciaries misappropriating millions from clients, with the bureau often inactive on complaints.
- Lawmaker told court her mom had dementia in family property battle. Not so, said doctors
Anamarie Ávila Farías, a California assemblymember on the eldercare committee, attempted to place her mother, AnaMaria Ávila Bugarin, under conservatorship amid a real estate dispute. Bugarin spent tens of thousands of dollars proving she did not have dementia, which her daughter claimed to justify the conservatorship. Court records show Ávila Farías faced a temporary restraining order for elder abuse and settled the case with a real estate agreement.