Most of you know if a person dies without a will, the courts appoint an administrator and it (shudder!) goes to probate. That's where a lot of wrangling happens with families. But in this case it was fraud.

Man and woman on the hook for $7 million

The WA State Attorney General's Office announced Monday (Oct.13) two western WA people will be facing massive fines, penalties and reimbursements after a five-year probate scheme was uncovered.

The two, John B. Elliott, and Shanelle Sunde, perpetrated fraud by convincing courts to grant them 'custody' or name them as administrators of at least 200 deceased persons' estates between 2019 and 2024. These were people they did not even know.

According to the AG, they ran a series of companies Probate & Administration Services LLC, Aurora Cree

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