The singer says the staggering $45 million cash and $705
million worth of other assets - which she was left when the Nirvana star
committed suicide in 1994 - has gone missing after thieves set up bank
accounts and made property deals in her name.
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Courtney's lawyer Rhonda Holmes said: "I have never seen such greed and
moral turpitude.
"We will be filing civil cases within the next 30 days. There are many, many
millions missing. We've only been able to track down $30 million, but there
is more. And then there is the real estate.
"There is now a web of homes which were bought, flipped and used to launder
money - up to $500 million worth. Any of the property we can get back will
be donated to people who have lost their homes in foreclosures."
According to the lawyer, Courtney - who has a 16-year-old daughter Frances
Bean with the late rocker - only noticed the missing money "when there
wasn't any left" and blames those entrusted with looking after Kurt's estate
for "shamelessly looting it".
Holmes added: "Courtney noticed the money was gone when there wasn't any
left. It's no secret she struggled with substance-abuse issues, but in the
last year she's taken a more serious approach to sobriety and started
noticing things were wrong. She hired private investigators, accountants and
me.
"We are also working with local and federal authorities. When Mr. Cobain
died in 1994, he left his enormously wealthy estate behind for the benefit
of his mother, two sisters, a brother, his wife and young daughter. Many of
those involved with the estate's coffers mismanaged, stole and outright
looted it shamelessly."
Last March, Courtney claimed she was a victim of identity fraud, but police
were said to be skeptical about her allegations.
In an online rant in May, she alleged her attorney and accountant had been
using her name to sign fake checks and appealed for the help of a lawyer.
WTF. How does this happen really.
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