{"id":1771290,"date":"2022-12-10T17:33:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T22:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771290"},"modified":"2022-12-10T18:12:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T23:12:37","slug":"liberal-sherpa-who-lost-suit-against-fox-news-hosts-arrested-for-allegedly-kidnapping-88-year-old-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-sherpa-who-lost-suit-against-fox-news-hosts-arrested-for-allegedly-kidnapping-88-year-old-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Liberal Sherpa,\u2019 Who Lost Suit Against Fox News Hosts, Arrested For Allegedly Kidnapping 88-Year-Old Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fliberal-sherpa-who-lost-suit-against-fox-news-hosts-arrested-for-allegedly-kidnapping-88-year-old-mom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771290&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Cathy Areu, a former Fox News guest dubbed the \u201cliberal sherpa,\u201d has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping her mother and stealing at least $224,000 from the 88-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Areu put her mother in a nursing home against her will on two occasions, allegedly dragging the elderly woman from her home on one occasion, authorities in Florida said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery incident of alleged elder exploitation or abuse touches our heart and never fails to shock us,\u201d said a statement from\u00a0Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle. \u201cIt seems particularly harder to understand when the alleged perpetrator of the exploitation is a daughter, or a son or another blood relative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In one instance, Areu\u2019s mother allegedly denied signing paperwork that turned over her home to her daughter. Areu also allegedly used a revoked power of attorney to place her elderly mother in a nursing home without her consent on two separate occasions, the Daily Mail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11522801\/Cathy-Areu-Liberal-Sherpa-charged-kidnapping-stealing-mom.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former commentator is facing a number of felony charges including kidnapping, exploitation of the elderly, and organized scheme to defraud, <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/miami-dade\/former-fox-news-guest-charged-with-exploiting-her-mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to 7 News Miami. Areu has been denied bond and is currently being held at Miami-Dade county jail.<\/p>\n<p>Areu has been under investigation since 2019, according to prosecutors. The podcast host was reportedly evading authorities this summer, which included Areu spending time in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Areu\u2019s lawsuit against Fox News and some of the network\u2019s personalities was <a href=\"https:\/\/lawandcrime.com\/high-profile\/fox-news-succeeds-in-dismissing-ex-contributors-lawsuit-against-tucker-carlson-sean-hannity-ed-henry-and-howard-kurtz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismissed<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p>Areu claimed in the now-dismissed suit that Tucker Carlson propositioned her and then declined to have her on his show after she rebuffed him. However, she was invited on as a guest on \u201cTucker Carlson Tonight\u201d four times in four months after the alleged incident.<\/p>\n<p>Taking aim at Sean Hannity, Areu <a href=\"https:\/\/lawandcrime.com\/high-profile\/fox-news-succeeds-in-dismissing-ex-contributors-lawsuit-against-tucker-carlson-sean-hannity-ed-henry-and-howard-kurtz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the host \u201cthrew $100 on the set desk\u201d \u201ccompletely unsolicited\u201d and then \u201cbegan calling out to the men in the room and demanding that someone take Ms. Areu out on a date for drinks at Del Friscos. He repeatedly yelled, \u2018who wants to take her on a date?\u2019 \u2018Take her on a date to Del Friscos.\u2019\u201d\u00a0The 51-year-old was \u201ccompletely mortified,\u201d she claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Emails reveal that Areu actually asked a Fox News staffer via email if she could bring a male friend to the show. According to the network, Hannity\u00a0offered Areu and her friend, \u201cAlex,\u201d $100 to get drinks at Del Frisco\u2019s steakhouse nearby following her appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Areu then sent an email thanking Hannity and his staff for including her on the show. In an email sent hours after that, she included a photo of a martini she apparently bought at the steakhouse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cathy Areu, a former Fox News guest dubbed the \u201cliberal sherpa,\u201d has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping her mother and stealing at least $224,000 from the 88-year-old. 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