Rick Matteson, 79, discovered his credit card was declined and learned he had been placed into a temporary conservatorship of his estate without notice. The Santa Clara County Public Guardian attributes the conservatorship to Matteson's alleged inability to resist fraud and undue influence, citing his purchase and transfer of a $2.5 million Morgan Hill estate to Alma Wellness, a nonprofit he co-founded. The public guardian alleges Trey Kerr and Venessa Henry manipulated Matteson to donate the house and provide them with funds using the nonprofit as a front. Matteson insists the donation was voluntary to establish a legacy and seeks restoration of his financial control.
Rick Matteson, 79, was out for breakfast shortly before Thanksgiving when his credit card was unexpectedly declined. At first, he said, he thought he had been hacked. But Matteson, a resident of Los Gatos who has battled cancer multiple times in recent years, soon learned that he had been placed in a temporary conservatorship of his estate with no notice, he said.
In court documents, the Santa Clara County Public Guardian, who initiated the conservatorship proceedings, attributed it to Matteson's inability to resist fraud and undue influence, citing his purchase and subsequent transfer of a $2.5 million Morgan Hill estate to Alma Wellness, a nonprofit Matteson co-founded with two other people. The public guardian the agency tasked with investigating cases and serving as conservator for some adults alleges that Trey Kerr, 33, and Venessa Henry, 38, manipulated Matteson to donate the house and provide them with funds using the nonprofit as a front.
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