Yearly Archives: 2023

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Money Stolen Over Several Years Over $860,000 Gone Falsified Documents And Beneficiary Designations Older persons often execute powers of attorney (POAs) to appoint designated persons to transact financial affairs on their behalf with full legal authority to do so.  The person appointed under the POA is called the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Noticed Suspicious Charges On Credit Card Allegedly Unauthorized Purchases Include Vacations 30 Felonies Of Unauthorized Credit Card Use Seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse from many different directions but sadly one of the most recurring is abuse by dishonest caregivers working in a senior’s own […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Forged Or Altered Checks For Years Unlicensed Caregiver Had Prior Criminal History Allegedly Cashed Large Check Day After Senior Died Older victims lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. As many […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $300,000 Missing From Accounts Of Two Dementia Patients Residents Of Assisted Care Facility  Bills Unpaid, Threatening Their Eviction Powers of Attorney (POAs) are incredibly important – and powerful – legal instruments.  Sometimes, they are absolutely essential when the principal needs their appointed agent to take over the principal’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly ALS Victim Suffered From Caregiver Accused Of Trying To Strangle Victim Allegedly Flees With $4000 In Stolen Cash Greedy caregivers, intent only on stealing a senior or dependent person’s money or possessions, care little about their health and may abuse or neglect them as part of the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Costly To Get Your Money Back Interest Crediting Rules Operate In Carrier’s Favor Contract Fees And Risks Of Loss Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Senior Victim Notices Suspicious Charges Allegedly Unauthorized Purchases Include Vacations 30 Felonies Of Unauthorized Credit Card Use Seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse from many different directions but sadly one of the most recurring is abuse by dishonest caregivers working in a senior’s own home.  Betrayal […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Powers Of Attorney Grant Broad Authority Potential For Misuse Of Power Always Exists How Powers Of Attorney Are Misuse Financial powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal documents that grant the agent appointed under the POA full legal authority to act for the principal who […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft Of Jewelry And Cash From Rooms Authorities Recover Some Pawned Items Suspect Allegedly Stole From Room To Room Residents of senior living communities, assisted care facilities, group homes and skilled nursing facilities are vulnerable to financial elder abuse just like those seniors who live in their homes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Former Employees Blow Whistle On Alleged False Billing Complaint Says Drugs Never Dispensed Realtors Will Share Reward The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., allows individuals with knowledge of fraud against the federal government to initiate actions on behalf of the government to […]