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                In last week’s post I told you about Joe’s problem.  He needed to apply for Medicaid for his sister, Sophie.  His sister, Mary, however, had told him that she took some of Sophie’s money and spent it herself.  He had confirmed at least $100,000 and counting.                 As I explained last week that would make Sophie ineligible for Medicaid benefits to pay for her nursing care for at least 10 months and maybe more – unless we can establish that Sophie did not willingly give this money to Mary.  So how do we do that?                 Well, just telling Medicaid that she did not give the money to Mary won’t work.  Medicaid will not take our word for it.  I explained to Joe that what he was alleging was theft which is a crime.  So, what do you when you are a victim of a crime?  You need to report it to the police.                 Joe initially balked at this and understandably so.  “How can I bring criminal charges against my sister”, he asked me.  I know it’s not easy, however, if the claim is that Mary took Sophie’s money without her permission that would be theft and the Medicaid caseworker is

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