ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Paid $472 Million In Whistleblower Rewards In 2020 Off-Shore Schemes Are Large Area Of Tax Avoidance Tax Avoidance Schemes Violate Numerous Laws The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards people who blow the whistle on corporations who fail to pay the tax that they owe.  I.R.C. § 7623(b). […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Suspect Accused Of Sexual Misconduct At Four Nursing Homes Advocates See Epidemic Of Sexual Assault In Nursing Homes Suspect Kept License Despite Initial Complaints More and more reports of rape and sexual abuse of nursing home residents have surfaced in recent months. The stories are heartbreaking.  Some of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Redirecting Social Security Automatic Deposits Identity Theft And Online Access Protecting Seniors From Financial Exploitation Among the income and assets an unscrupulous caregiver can steal from an elderly person are that person’s Social Security benefits or private pension benefits.  Ordinarily these benefits are paid monthly by direct deposit […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Medicare Payments For Non-Covered In-Patient Admissions Ineligible Admissions For Non-Medical Reasons Former Medical Center Employee Blew Whistle  Private whistleblower suits (known as qui tam cases) under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., recover billions for the government every year from companies […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Annuities Are Complex And Expensive Your Upside Is Limited Expenses Add Up Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against deferred annuities, including fixed indexed annuities, for older consumers based on what we have seen in our litigation experience: sales commissions and annual fees on these policies are high; the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Punches, Slapping And Yelling Caught On Camera Caregiver Charged With Elder Abuse And Battery Victim Required Full-Time Care Whether an elderly person is institutionalized in a nursing home or under the care of an in-home caregiver, there is a danger of abuse.  The abuse can be physical, sexual, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Biden Administration Increases Enforcement Efforts Enhanced Prosecutions Under The False Claims Act Targeting Fraud In Healthcare And Defense Industries The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. is a powerful enforcement tool against fraud.  Under the Biden Administration, the Justice Department is ramping up FCA […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER All Nursing Home Residents At Risk  Use of Antipsychotics Widespread Chemical Restraint Is A Form Of Elder Abuse Thousands of patients with dementia in nursing facilities are being overmedicated with psychotropic drugs, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The nonprofit found that the drugs are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Employee Alleged Kickbacks And Compliance Misstatements Compliance Issues In Government Contracts Allegations Of Illegal Subcontractor Kickbacks The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., is the primary enforcement tool for recovering money fraudulently claimed from the government.  Government contractors are among those businesses that […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Insurance Agent Accused Of Stealing $200,000 In Premium Payments 32 Victims Including Many Seniors Allegations Of Forgery And Falsified Documents Seniors are vulnerable to financial elder abuse from all kinds of individuals and businesses, including insurance agents who can swindle seniors out of money.  An insurance agent’s financial […]