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In late January the lead detective in this case spoke to a law firm acting as a conservator for a trust fund for Lee Earnest Longmire, 20, of Lawrenceville. It was discovered that in Dec. 2018, Lee's mother, Yvonne Longmire, 58, of Lawrenceville, fraudulently presented Maurice Ford, 23, of Atlanta as her son, Lee, to a Probate Court and a physician. They convinced the Probate Court and the physician that Lee no longer had as severe a case of mental disability and no longer needed a conservator over his trust fund. Maurice pretended to be Lee and presented false testimony and fraudulently obtained documents to support their scam.
The false testimony relinquished $200,000 to Yvonne and Maurice, however, before the money could be withdrawn, the former conservator attorney and his paralegal became suspicious of Lee's identity. They realized that no one had physically seen Lee in several years. An investigation was launched and ultimately Lee became a ward of the State and was provided a guardian through the Division of Family and Children Services. Several attempts have been made to have in person contact with Lee but they have been to no avail.
Warrants for the arrest of Yvonne Longmire and Maurice Ford were obtained. Maurice was recently arrested in Phoenix, Arizona and is currently awaiting extradition.
The exact whereabouts of Yvonne are unknown. She is currently charged with perjury, forgery, identity theft, theft by deception, criminal solicitation, and exploitation of an at-risk adult. She is believed to be driving a green 2006 Ford F-150 bearing Georgia Tag "PRE 3129."
The whereabouts of Lee Earnest Longmire are also unknown.
Gwinnett cops: Mother tries to steal missing disabled son’s trust fund
Mother Tries To Scam Mentally Disabled Son, Son Now Missing: Cops
The false testimony relinquished $200,000 to Yvonne and Maurice, however, before the money could be withdrawn, the former conservator attorney and his paralegal became suspicious of Lee's identity. They realized that no one had physically seen Lee in several years. An investigation was launched and ultimately Lee became a ward of the State and was provided a guardian through the Division of Family and Children Services. Several attempts have been made to have in person contact with Lee but they have been to no avail.
Warrants for the arrest of Yvonne Longmire and Maurice Ford were obtained. Maurice was recently arrested in Phoenix, Arizona and is currently awaiting extradition.
The exact whereabouts of Yvonne are unknown. She is currently charged with perjury, forgery, identity theft, theft by deception, criminal solicitation, and exploitation of an at-risk adult. She is believed to be driving a green 2006 Ford F-150 bearing Georgia Tag "PRE 3129."
The whereabouts of Lee Earnest Longmire are also unknown.
Gwinnett cops: Mother tries to steal missing disabled son’s trust fund
Mother Tries To Scam Mentally Disabled Son, Son Now Missing: Cops