Marvel legend Stan Lee’s business manager arrested for elder abuse

A former business manager of Comic book legend Stan Lee has been arrested for elder abuse after it was uncovered he had been stealing vast amounts of money from the Spiderman creator.

Los Angeles County prosecutors say Keya Morgan, 43, sought to capitalise on Lee’s wealth and exert influence over Lee even though he had no authority to act on his behalf. They add that Morgan pocketed more than $262,000 (R3.88-million) from autograph-signing sessions Lee did in May 2018.

Morgan at one point also took Lee from his Hollywood Hills home to a Beverly Hills condominium “where Morgan had more control over Lee,” according to California authorities.

Lee died last November at the age of 95, but in a restraining order filed before he passed away Lee’s daughter stated that “Morgan was manipulating the mentally declining Lee, preventing him from seeing family and friends, and trying to take control of his money and business affairs”.

Morgan was arrested at his mother’s house in Phoenix, Arizona last Saturday and will be charged with theft, embezzlement, forgery or fraud against an elder adult, and false imprisonment of an elder adult. A misdemeanour count also alleges elder abuse.

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