Watsonville Police Arrest Capitola Woman for Elder Abuse

David H. Perez November 29, 2012 at 05:25 pm

Victimizing an elderly person and violating a position of trust as a friend has got to be the lowest of the low. Once again, I hope there is such thing as Karma!

Cathy P. November 29, 2012 at 06:03 pm

Pond scum.

Monica Post November 29, 2012 at 06:42 pm

Follow the MONEY!
http://benamarine.blogspot.com Elder Abuse, Financial Elder Abuse, Fraud, Undue Influence

LAW1166 November 29, 2012 at 08:14 pm

Pond scum and then some!

Danny Williams November 30, 2012 at 04:46 am

Very sad indeed...and yes Karma exists. Treat your fellow man as you would treat yourself.

Susan O'Day November 30, 2012 at 01:22 pm

I hope this pond scum spends a lot of time in prison where she belongs! How dare her scam an elderly person .!!

Chuck November 30, 2012 at 06:46 pm

Five Star Catering. thats the name of her business. The Website sure looks fancy.

FiveStar December 1, 2012 at 01:01 am

Morgan Stuart is NOT the owner of Five Star Catering. Internet rumors can really hurt a small business. Please be responsible in what you post!

Lori December 1, 2012 at 01:02 pm

I can confirm that Morgan Stuart is not the owner of Five Star Catering however, did work with them while working with Pajaro Dunes Company. I unfortunately had the experience of working with her and seeing first hand, her manipulative personality. I was a loyal employee, working for Pajaro Dunes Company for years and she was hired (I was told) as a consultant but later worked her way into the company as I was pushed out. I am sad for this woman who was victimized but not at all surprised that Ms. Stuart is accused.

Terra December 1, 2012 at 01:31 pm

This makes a lot of sense to me. There were a lot of weird unexplained instances for me when I was planning my wedding in 2011 using vendors Morgan worked for. I had to cancel a credit card provided to Morgan for venue deposit due to fraudulent activity. We caught it early so it wasn't a huge amount and didn't pursue finding who charged those items. There were checks that I had given for payments that "went missing" and I had to cancel and many more "odd" instances like those. I cant confirm that it was this woman but I can say she was in the middle of all the issues that arose and I never felt comfortable with her.
I feel so awful for this victimized elderly woman and it also leads me to wonder how many more people who were planning weddings or other events and were taken advantage of too. So sad

Lori December 1, 2012 at 01:39 pm

Terra, I can only imagine the number of credit cards, checks & cash she had access to working at both companies. I hope this particular family gets justice for what has happened to them.

FiveStar December 1, 2012 at 04:28 pm

I know it's human nature to speculate on everything that could be related to this case. Trust me...as the owner of Five Star Catering, I'm going thru the same process. I personally have spoken to the investigating officer that reviewed all bank records and he assured me that he had seen no evidence of fraudulent credit card activity, bank deposits, etc. I encourage anyone who has concerns about transactions with Five Star Catering to call me personally at 831-728-3090. Again, please remember that internet rumors can be damaging to everyone, including the 50 some employees that rely on their job at Five Star. The allegations against Morgan stem from a personal relationship that she had with this woman; a thorough investigation has been conducted by local law enforement looking at all angles and there has been no hint of inproprieties related to any of her business activities.

He December 2, 2012 at 03:57 am

MORGAN, who has been the face of five star catering may not be the owner but has run the business for years and manipulate and stolen, I hardly think that when this news gets out there will be a bride within a hundred miles that will have anything to do with this business or the vendors she refers!

Sam Hipkins December 2, 2012 at 02:43 pm

Too all of you...While reading these messages, the words "rush to judgement" came to mind. I know the circumstances behind the charges leveled at Morgan. I am one of her many friends. I have listened carefully to her side of the story and grilled her with pointed questions. There is nothing in her answers that would change my opinion of her. In many cases, the circumstances behind the alleged elder abuse have been inaccurately reported. To those of you who are so willing to assassinated Morgan's character, I ask you to be fair. Until you know the facts, you simply don't know and therefore you should keep silent.

She December 2, 2012 at 04:27 pm

Law Enforcement cannot just "charge" someone with a crime. They are held to a higher standard on all levels and accusations are not easily assigned. There is enough evidence against Morgan that the District Attorneys Office felt confident to formally charge her. So no one just conjered up an accusation. The public will most likely not ever be privy to the facts that you refer to and only if a conviction is made. I find it interesting that an earlier comment was made regarding no evidence suggesting her conduct was only personal and not business related. How do you know? Has there been a thorough investigation as well into her business practices. Personal refers to the type of person someone is and if shes the type of person to take advantage of someone who is vulnerable, why would she differentiate that from personal and professional?

Sam Hipkins December 2, 2012 at 06:10 pm

Are you saying that no one has ever been falsely accused of a crime and that District Attorneys are infallible?

She December 2, 2012 at 06:24 pm

She is very lucky to have a friend like you

mad at scums December 2, 2012 at 08:23 pm

I wonder when you so called grilled her with questions did you ask her what she did with all this money? and what kind of sob story she told the elder woman to hand over her life savings to HER? or maybe you got a cut of it SCAMMERS ON THE ELDERS

mad at scums December 2, 2012 at 08:34 pm

yea sam ask morgan how many names she goes by i bet she didnt tell you that either your the one that dont know your FRIEND

mad at scums December 2, 2012 at 08:39 pm

i wonder sam when you were questioning morgan did you ask her what she did with all this money? what was her answer? taking a elder women her life savings. what sob story did she give the elder women to give this amount of money? no body is just going to hand over this amount of money so she took advantage of the elder women

HizDesign December 2, 2012 at 10:41 pm

He: THAT would be a crime in itself. id you not READ WHAT FIVESTAR JUST WROTE, RE: INTERNET RUMORS? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU ANYWAY?
AS for me, I will do whatever I can to help aid FiveStar and its 50+ employees to retain their business AND gain more. None of the employees are accused of anything. Neither is the owner of FiveStar accused of any wrongdoing. If you have nothing good to say, you can always bite your tongue.

HizDesign December 2, 2012 at 11:17 pm

The speed with which we so often pretend or attempt to be judge, jury, and executioner is sad, to say the least.

A reader December 3, 2012 at 01:49 pm

Just a clarification...5 Star catering is owned by Laura Vasquez not Morgan Rebecca Stuart

S.Lynn December 3, 2012 at 02:18 pm

I work with the victims family member. This woman is indeed pond scum. She should be put out in the woods with bears and smothered with honey. After the bears are done with her, the ants can take the remains and feed themselves for the winter.

Adrian December 3, 2012 at 10:10 pm

Bitch