Monthly Archives: April 2022

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Multiple Elder Victims Of Fraudulent IRA Scheme Victims Lost All Retirement Savings Arbitration Panel Awards Victims $12 Million  Financial elder abuse can strike anyone either when a predator targets them individually or when they are part of a larger financial elder abuse scheme injuring multiple victims.  A Los […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Forgery And Unauthorized Charges Lack Of Oversight Cited Protecting Nursing Home Residents For every senior residing in an assisted care or skilled nursing facility there is a very real danger of financial elder abuse of nursing home residents by the staff and administrators of the very homes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER All Seniors Are At Risk Common Red Flags Of Financial Elder Abuse Steps To Protect Older Loved Ones Unscrupulous financial advisors and stockbrokers have access to customer accounts and may use that access to steal from clients, especially elderly clients who may not catch irregularities in their accounts. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 14-Year Prison Sentence For Caregiver Charges Of Sexual Assault And Theft Three Elderly Sexual Assault Victims Seniors and dependent persons under the care of in-home caregivers or residing in a care facility may be at risk of physical, sexual and/or emotional abuse and at the same time financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agents Target Seniors For Annuity Purchases The Primary Disadvantages Of Annuities For Seniors Check With Tax Advisor And Get A Second Opinion Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends seniors avoid certain types of deferred annuities because deferred annuity contracts can be expensive and complicated and tie up a senior’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Forged Checks Off Patient’s Account Charges of Theft Of Cash And Property Suspicious Checks Spotted By Bank Lead To Investigation Unscrupulous caregivers who prey on seniors many times strike more than one victim.  If a greedy caregiver gets away with stealing from one patient, he or she […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Whistleblower Process Elements Of An IRS Whistleblower Case Examples Of Tax Fraud The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards individuals who submit credible evidence of tax fraud to the IRS and assist the Service in pursuing tax cheats.  To be eligible for an award, whistleblowers must provide specific […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Stole Seniors’ Retirement Assets Advisor Faces Up To 37 Years In Prison 15 Elderly Or Dependent Adult Victims Persons with direct access to a senior’s finances include individuals acting by power of attorney, or as trustee, guardian, conservator, broker, insurance agent, accountant, or other financial advisor to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER High Level Of Supervision Required For Dementia Patients Liability For Failure To Monitor Injuries And Death Resulting From Wandering A very dangerous, and sadly common, behavior pattern of Alzheimer sufferers and persons with other forms of dementia is wandering away, also known as elopement.  Older sufferers still living […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Friend Discovers Suspicious Activity Credit Card Purchases And Cash Withdrawals Suspicious Activity On Victim’s Credit Report Theft from any person is a crime, but when the victim is over 65 any theft is also criminal financial elder abuse and grounds for civil liability against the person who […]