Grandson Of Former Philadelphia Host Mary Mason Faces Arraignment On Charges He Stole Her Assets

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Longtime PHILADELPHIA talk host MARY MASON is 86 and suffering from dementia, and her grandson and only heir stands accused of stealing $843,000 of her savings, according to the PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS's JENICE ARMSTRONG.

CALVIN STEVEN TURNER IV, 33, faces arraignment TODAY (3/29) in MONTGOMERY COUNTY Court in NORRISTOWN, PA; prosecutors allege that TURNER took the money and investments from MASON and spent it on himself, including on liquor and food and at a LAS VEGAS strip club.  The complaint alleges that when MASON (BEATRICE TURNER) was diagnosed with dementia and CALVIN TURNER's father C. STEVEN TURNER died in 2012, the accused got MASON to sign over power of attorney and he began taking from the estate, selling two condos and leaving nursing home bills unpaid. 

The court appointed an attorney for MASON to act as her executor and handle her finances last year, and a family friend has set up a nonprofit to provide for her. Contributions to help MASON, the former host at WHAT-A, WWDB-F, WWDB-A, and WCAU-A, are being accepted at MARY MASON CARE PROJECT, 744 South St., Suite 767, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147.

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