NEW YORK -- A man who dressed up as his mother in a bizarre real estate fraud that involved doctoring her death certificate and cashing her Social Security checks for six years after she died was sentenced Monday to more than 13 years behind bars.

Perhaps it was the dubious expression on the face of the temporary home health aid. But the video that was supposed to help Thomas Parkin prove his elderly mother was alive only sent a Brooklyn, N.Y., jury into giggles, and Parkin now faces at ...

As an erotic author known for her outrageous exploits in the Swinging Sixties, Molly Parkin hardly considers herself part of the Establishment. The painter has, however, been awarded the rare honour of a Civil List Pension by the Queen. “I am ...

Thomas Prusik-Parkin was convicted this month of grand larceny for posing as Irene Prusik for several years in order to pocket more than $44,000 of the dead woman's government benefits. "It's amazing - it's amazing!" Justice Vincent DelGiudice said as he ...

The media attack on first-year Melbourne Demons coach Mark Neeld has been "obscene" and "disgusting", according to AFL coaching legend David Parkin. Parkin, speaking on FOX FOOTY's League Teams on Thursday night, said critics' eagerness to pounce on the ...

Michael Parkin Assistant Professor of Politics, Oberlin College : It is "weird" that Romney has not said more about his time as governor of Massachusetts. It seems like he could win over some moderate voters by highlighting his successes there. However ...

Thomas Parkin was convicted May 3 on charges including grand larceny and mortgage fraud. He was sentenced Monday to 13 to 41 years in prison. Prosecutors said the scheme lasted six years and involved Parkin wearing a blond wig, a dress and oversized sunglasses.

When Thomas Parkin’s mother, Irene Prusik, died in 2003 at age 73, she and her son lived in a $2.2 million brownstone in the trendy Brooklyn neighborhood of Park Slope. Mrs. Prusik had deeded the house to Mr. Parkin in the 1990s, but he couldn ...

Thomas Parkin, 51, was found guilty of 11 criminal counts, including charges of fraud, grand larceny, perjury and forgery for his scams. Along with the real estate fraud, Parkin and a partner cashed his mother's social security checks every month for six ...

Now researchers at the University of Dundee have discovered the gene switches on an enzyme called Parkin, whose main job is to keep cells healthy by removing damaged proteins. They hope the breakthrough discovery will pave the way for a potential new ...