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Veteran's Widow Arrested Amid Inheritance Dispute Controversy

4/16/2026

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Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé moved from France to Anniston, Alabama, to marry Bill Ross, a U.S. military veteran.
An inheritance dispute arose between Bill Ross's sons and Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé after his death.
Immigration agents arrested Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé at her husband's home, allegedly at the request of her son Tony Ross, a retired state trooper.
Judge Shirley A. Millwood criticized the arrest and urged a federal investigation.

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Story summary

Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé moved from France to Anniston, Alabama, to marry Bill Ross, a U.S. military veteran.
An inheritance dispute arose between Bill Ross's sons and Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé after his death.
Immigration agents arrested Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé at her husband's home, allegedly at the request of her son Tony Ross, a retired state trooper.
Judge Shirley A. Millwood criticized the arrest and urged a federal investigation.