The Center for Victims Rights

Beware of this Scam on Elderly Homeowners

2010-06-21T21:16:00.000-04:00

Beware of this Scam on Elderly Homeowners

Stanko in Hernando county jail...

2010-06-18T14:42:00.005-04:00

Nick Stanko, the scam artist we have been after for several months was jailed last month for crimes against elders. Read the oridginal article here.

Stanko asked the court for a lowered bond so he could get out of jail and thanks to the Center the Judge said no...

That's how the advocates works. As representative for the victims Cynthia was notified of the action on the case and she made the victims aware of the up coming hearing. They showed up at the hearing and had a chance to tell their side of the story, the judge decided to not lower his bond. As of today he is still in jail with a $50,000 bond thanks to the victims, and Cynthia being at the hearing.

That's the way the system is suposed to work...

Thank you Cynthia and all of the victims that where there and spoke up to help keep this guy from scaming more people...

new_bike_for_pete.wmv

2010-06-07T23:28:00.002-04:00

Pete, a young men with special needs, in Citrus County Florida, had his bike stolen from in front of his home. The Center for Victims Rights found out about the problem from Pete's brother. They went to work and got the State of Florida to replace it through the Victims Compensation Program. You can see the results on his face in the frames.

This is what the Center for Victims Rights is all about. Helping people that are innocent victims of crime.

"World Elder Abuse Awareness Day"

2010-06-05T12:09:00.002-04:00

"SENIOR SAFETY SUMMIT"
Presented by: "Citrus Alliance Against Adult Abuse"

Please join us on "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" June 15th, for presentations and resources to assist in the prevention of adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Tuesday, June 15TH, 2010,1:00pm - 4:00pm, Citrus County Resource Center, 2804 West Marc Knighton Court, Lecanto 34461

We will host several exciting speakers as well as different businesses and organizations that provide senior safety services, products and education.

Our speakers will be:

- Judith Stauffer, Department of Children and Families
- Sheriff Jeff Dawsy, Citrus County Sheriff's 0ffice
- Kristen Longmore, Elder Options

Light refreshments will be available. Admission is free.
For more information, please call Wendy Hall at 352-428-0708

Sponsors:

Citrus County Board of Commissioners

Citrus County Chronicle

Citrus County Sheriff's Office

Long Term Care Ombudsman Program

Elder Options

National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse

Senior Foundation

Shared Service Alliance of Citrus County

The Centers goal & Mission.

2010-02-09T18:40:00.001-05:00

The Center for Victims Rights is a nonprofit (501(c)3) corporation in Florida. Our goal is to provide assistance to those who have been victims of crime. We do not provide legal advice but we do provide advice and guidance for obtaining services and reimbursement from State and local governments.

Every state has programs that will reimburse some of the losses you have incurred that result from crime against you and your property. Our mission is to guide you through the application process and help you find some relief.

New link for Crime Victims Information.

2010-02-06T14:37:00.000-05:00

Here is a link to the National Crime Victim Law Institute. This is a non-profit group that can provide information for crime victims. http://www.ncvli.org/

Center for Victim Rights is collecting cell phones

2010-01-28T12:11:00.000-05:00

The Center for Victim Rights assists victims of crime by directing them to available resources, including victim compensation. This is a FREE service and resources are available NATIONWIDE.

The Center is also available to speak to groups to let folks know all they may be eligible for should they become a victim of a crime.

An ongoing program is collecting no longer wanted cell phones from the community.

The Center has partnered with a local restaurant in order to reward those who want to participate.

Peking Garden
216 N.E. US 19
Crystal River, FL 34429
352-795-9897

The restaurant will offer a FREE dessert or beverage to anyone bringing in a cell phone throughout the month of February.

Any questions, or to set up a speaker contact The Center at 352-628-6481.

There is a mouse in the house...

2010-01-22T23:29:00.001-05:00

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package.

"What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered.
He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed this warning :

"There is a mousetrap in the house!
There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The chicken clucked and scratched,
raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse,
I can tell this is a grave concern to you,
but it is of no consequence to me.
I cannot be bothered by it."

The mouse turned to the pig and told him,
"There is a mousetrap in the house!
There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The pig sympathized, but said,
"I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse,
but there is nothing I can do about it
but pray..
Be assured you are in my prayers."

The mouse turned to the cow and said,
"There is a mousetrap in the house!
There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you,
but it's no skin off my nose."

So, the mouse returned to the house,
head down and dejected,
to face the farmer's mousetrap
.. . . Alone.. . .

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house
-- the sound Of a mousetrap catching its prey.
The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught.
In the darkness, she did not see it.
It was a venomous snake
whose tail was caught in the trap.

The snake bit the farmer's wife.
The farmer rushed her to the hospital.
When she returned home she still had a fever.
Everyone knows you treat a fever
with fresh chicken soup.

So the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard
for the soup's main ingredient:

But his wife's sickness continued.
Friends and neighbors
came to sit with her
around the clock.
To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.

But, alas, the farmer's wife did not get well...
She died.
So many people came for her funeral
that the farmer had the cow slaughtered
to provide enough meat for all of them
for the funeral luncheon.

And the mouse looked upon it all
from his crack in the wall
with great sadness.

So, the next time you hear
someone is facing a problem
and you think it doesn't concern you,
remember ---

When one of us is threatened, we are all at risk.
We are all involved in this journey called life.
We must keep an eye out for one another
and make an extra effort
to encourage one another.

- REMEMBER -
EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD
IN ANOTHER PERSON'S TAPESTRY.
OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER
FOR A REASON.
One of the best things to hold onto
In this world is a FRIEND.

Center for Victim Rights
Cynthia Holden
2719 W.Woodthrush St.
Lecanto, FL 34461
crimevictimhelp@aol.com
352-628-6481 (h)
352-613-3315 (c)
http://www.advocate4victims.org

The Center is founded by a female veteran and operated
as a charitable non profit corporation

If you are not part of the solution
You are part of the problem

Luke Southern died in his Mother's arms.

2010-01-22T23:25:00.002-05:00

Luke Southern died in his Mother's arms Sept 9,1999 yet the man who shot him still walks the streets of Nacadoches Texas.

Three DA's have been in office since that shooting yet no trial has been set and no one will sit with the Mother and tell her why the man who shot her son has not been punished.

After talking with a Lufkin attorney we were told the best course of action would be to send this to the media and hopefully they could get some answers.

Will you help Vicky Southern get the answers she deserves?

A reporter with the Nacodoches Daily Sentinel tjacobs@dailysentinel.com is working on this but no headway yet except to have the DA admit that the file has been lost BUT the case should be able to be recreated from the police reports, shouldn't it?

Please contact me.

thank you
cynthia

Car accident victim seeks justice with poker fundraiser.

2010-01-22T23:14:00.002-05:00

News > Headlines
Car accident victim seeks justice with poker fundraiser
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
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Bender is bothered that justice hasn't been served in the case.
CITRUS COUNTY -- Beverly Bender is confined to a wheelchair after the car accident that caused her left leg to be amputated, lose use of an arm and killed her boyfriend, Brian Willis.

Police arrested Patrick Donovan, 31, and charged him with leaving the scene of an accident involving and tampering with evidence. Donovan was released on bond and hasn't been seen since the accident six years ago.

Bender said the physical and mental anguish is overshadowed by the torment that justice has not been served.

"Not really for my satisfaction, but for Brian's satisfaction. I want him to be able to rest better up there knowing that this kid was found and prosecuted," said Bender.

Bender and Willis' surviving relatives suspect Donovan went south of the border to Monterrey, Mexico.

"One of his partners is from Mexico," said Cynthia Holden of the Center for Victims Rights. "He knows the bureaucrats and how it works down there."

Bender said the state attorney's office is not able to help her because there's no budget for tracking people. The Florida Highway Patrol said it filed this case with Interpol.

"I just can't understand why its just more or less swept under the rug," said Elmer Willis, the deceased's father.

Bender and the Willis family said they are frustrated with waiting for authorities to find Donovan.

With the help of Cynthia Holden a fundraiser is being held next month to hire a personal investigator who can track Donovan's location.

The fundraiser poker run is being held on Saturday, Aug. 4 at Scooter Haven in Inglis.

The Center for Victim Rights
Cynthia Holden, Independent Victim Advocate
2719 W.Woodthrush St.
Lecanto, FL 34461-8515
352-628-6481 (office and fax)
352-613-3315 (cell)
http://advocate4victims.org/
cynthia@advocate4victims.org

The Center is a Female Veteran owned and operated Corporation
If you are not part of the solution,
You are part of the problem

Advocate

2009-11-23T13:24:00.005-05:00

Crime Victims DO Have Rights

Many crimes are reported in the newspapers and on TV and though they state the facts going the extra mile by announcing helpful information for the victims is left out.

Victim Compensation is available in every state and though money is set aside only for this purpose not enough people are aware of the help available to them.

In Florida crime victims have 28 pages of rights yet you so often hear "the criminals have all the rights". The difference is criminals have everyone from the SA to their attorney to other public entities telling them what their rights are and no one is willing to let the victims know where to get help and to find out what their rights are!

I'd like to change that.

Crimes covered are hit and run, domestic violence, D.U.I., assault, and more.

Help is available for medical, dental, counseling, lost wages, out of pocket expenses, burial, and more.

The criteria is:
1. report to law enforcement within 24 hours of the incident
2. cooperate with law enforcement and prosecutors
3. have had no part in the crime
4. have never been convicted of a forceable felony

There is a special $500 fund for those 60 or older and/or disabled that allows these victims to recoup property damaged or stolen that would alter their day to day living.

If you have been a crime victim within the past two years and have questions or if you might qualify for victim compensation you have several options:

1. contact your local sheriff's office or police dept
2. contact Florida's Victim Compensation directly at
850-414-3300
3. contact The Center for Victim Rights at
352-628-6481
4. call 1-800-FYI-CALL (national center for victims of crime)

This is a FREE service.
Center for Victim Rights
Cynthia Holden, Independent Victim Advocate
Lecanto, FL 34461
352-628-6481 (h/o)
www.advocate4victims.org
e-mail: cynthia@advocate4victims.org

The Center is founded by a female veteran and operated
as a charitable non profit corporation

If you are not part of the solution
You are part of the problem!

Local Scam Alert

2009-10-13T11:44:00.000-04:00

We are presently working with several victims in Beverly Hills, Florida, who where scammed by a contractor named "Nick Stank Masonry". He approaches home owners that need driveway work done. For a price he will guarantee to coat it and make it like new for life. The treatment he applies only lasts a few weeks, and he won't do anything to fix the problems. We are working on a class action suite to remedy this problem.

If you have run into Mr Nick Stank, and his driveway scam, please contact Cynthia so she can get you some help from the state.

The Center for Victims Rights

2009-10-13T11:19:00.002-04:00

The Center is a nonprofit 501(c)3 foundation funded by grants, local businesses, fund raisers, and contributions from the community.Speakers are available for civic organizations, businesses, associations, and any interested groups. Call 352-628-6481.Volunteers, suggestions, questions, comments, and tax-deductible contributions are always needed and much appreciated.

2009-10-13T11:04:00.000-04:00

The Center for Victims Rights assist victims of violent crimes in filing for compensation. The Florida Victims Compensation Fund will pay up to $25,000 to innocent crime victims. Contact The Center for Victime Rights at 352-628-6481 or www.advocate4victims.org