Lawsuit Accuses Calistoga City Council Member of Financial Elder Abuse

Lawsuit accuses Calistoga City Council member of financial elder abuse

A lawsuit accuses Calistoga City Councilmember Scott Cooper of financial elder abuse — the second such allegation involving a Calistoga official in less than four years.

Calistoga councilmember, also a broker, accused in lawsuit of financial elder abuse - Local News Matters

A Calistoga city councilmember is being sued for allegedly “cajoling” an 84-year-old woman in cognitive decline to take on a loan that he and his business benefited from financially, according to a lawsuit filed in Napa County Superior Court.   The April lawsuit alleges that Councilmember Scott Cooper, who is also a real estate broker with his company Cal Green Lending, “preyed upon” the woman, Cheryl West, by persuading her to take on a reverse…