Controversy
Seidlin was criminally investigated for "allegedly asking a lawyer for gifts and financially exploiting an elderly woman". Former Florida lawyer Jack Thompson (who is permanently disbarred as of September 25, 2008) had filed a formal complaint against Seidlin for "violating almost every judicial canon". The complaint was based on an investigative report in a local weekly newspaper that reported that the judge had received questionable gifts and large sums of money from Barbara Kasler, an elderly neighbor in his Fort Lauderdale condo building. After an investigation by the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, Seidlin was cleared of any wrongdoing in January 2009.
In March 2009 the niece and caretaker of the same elderly woman filed another complaint with the Elder Abuse Hotline in Florida, reiterating their belief that Seidlin has manipulated the woman into giving him money and has failed to adequately care for her.
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