It reads like some of the people behind government safeguards weren't acting in good faith. Most notably the Clark County guardianship commissioner Jon Norheim.

It reads like some of the people behind government safeguards weren't acting in good faith. Most notably the Clark County guardianship commissioner Jon Norheim. Other failed institutions seemed at least too disinterested. That includes the police (considering all of this a civil matter), and Nevada Adult Protective Services. Beyond that, many people (doctors, people working at retirement homes, etc) seem to have actively aided this scheme. In general, I'd say a combination of corruption and bureaucratic apathy / CYAism are what caused this. The solution is `more accountability' but that is difficult to do without creating more potential for bureaucracy and corruption.