ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 73-Year-Old Victim Theft From Joint Account With Victim Over $600,000 In Unauthorized Withdrawals Financial abuse is a common problem with elderly people for many reasons. Sometimes, elder abusers may be suffering from mental impairments such as Alzheimer’s or dementia. These health issues can be exploited by the perpetrator to take […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Insurance Agent Sentenced For Investment Fraud Targeting Seniors Misrepresentations About Highly Speculative Investments 20-70% Of Money Received Pocketed As Fees Unscrupulous insurance agents, financial advisors, brokers and investment promoters seize on older investors’ anxiety about inflation and soaring health care costs to offer investments that promise above-market returns […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Largest Total Since 2014 Health Care Fraud Is Leading Source Of Judgments And Recoveries 598 Qui Tam Suits Filed In 2021 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained more than $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblower Awards Increasing IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2021 Important 2021 Tax Court Whistleblower Decisions In 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Program did not draw the same attention as other whistleblower reward programs. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Whistleblower Program made headlines for awarding over $500 million […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Huge Cost Of Financial Elder Abuse Risk Factors Of Financial Elder Abuse How To Protect Older Loved Ones According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), one out 10 seniors fall victim to some type of elder abuse, and elder financial abuse and fraud costs older Americans somewhere between $2.6 billion to $36.5 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding These Complicated, Long-Term Insurance Policies Commissions, Fees And Surrender Penalties Dangers In Replacements And Exchanges Of Contracts Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against annuities for older consumers because these complex, expensive forms of insurance tie up a senior’s money for years and impose significant penalties if you […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER CNA Allegedly Stole From Elderly Dementia Patient Unauthorized credit Card Use Victim’s Friend Reported Suspicious Transactions Whenever a caregiver, whether licensed or not, is in an isolated senior’s home there is a very real danger of theft.  Where the senior suffers from dementia, the risk is even greater […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Took Money And Neglected Disabled Elder Authorities Find Patient Living In Squalor Authorities Allege Altered Checks And Unauthorized Credit Card Charges For seniors and dependent adults under the care of in-home caregivers, neglect and financial abuse often converge.   When an unscrupulous caregiver’s primary interest is taking money […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Powers Of Attorney Can Be Misused Examples Of Power Of Attorney Abuse  Recourse For Victims Under California Law A power of attorney (POA) is a written document that gives an agent the legal authority to act for the principal who establishes the power of attorney. See Cal. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Numerous Unauthorized Transactions 83-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident Victim Online Access To Victim’s Bank Accounts Financial elder abuse often occurs at the hands of unscrupulous caregivers caring for seniors in their own home.  But elderly residents of nursing homes are also at risk of financial elder abuse […]