‘A false front’: The California agency failing to stop conservatorship abuses

‘A false front’: The California agency failing to stop conservatorship abuses

When Bruce Knopf needed someone to oversee his brother Vinyasi’s special needs trust in 2012, he said, he turned to Donna Bogdanovich because she was licensed by California.  As a professional fiduciary, Bogdanovich was paid to manage Vinyasi’s money.  But over time, she stopped paying the bills, and the consequences piled up. His car broke down. He faced eviction. “There were times I went without food,” said Vinyasi, who legally goes by one nam…