Defendant in estate theft case involving judge requests settlement

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

At least one party in a probate case resulting from the alleged theft of more than $300,000 in assets from the estate of a deceased woman wants to settle a claim.

Suspended Mahoning County Judge Diane Vettori-Caraballo, accused of stealing from her deceased client Dolores Falgiani to pay down credit-card debt, and her husband Ismael Caraballo and associates Cynthia Henry and Theodore Stalnacker appeared with their attorneys Tuesday before visiting probate court Judge Thomas Swift.

In late January, Douglas Neuman, attorney for Falgiani’s estate, filed a motion to settle the claim involving Cynthia Henry, whom Falgiani had named executor of her will at Vettori-Caraballo’s recommendation.

Before accepting Henry’s settlement, however, Judge Swift said he expects Henry to testify on her involvement as executor in further trial proceedings set for Feb. 27.

Read more about the case in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.