ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Arbitrator Awards $19 Million To Victim Of Fraud And Financial Elder Abuse Allegations of Forgeries And Unauthorized Stock Purchases  FINRA Finds Fraud And Elder Financial Abuse Financial elder abuse can strike anyone but when the wealthy are victims, the stories of what happened to them receive national attention.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 77-Year-Old Wheelchair Patient Suffers Physical And Financial Elder Abuse Allegations Of Abuse By Caregiver  Charges Of Theft, Identity Theft And Reckless Endangerment Sadly, there are persons hired as in-home caregivers for the elderly who spend their time stealing from their wards instead of caring for them.  Incidents of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Rewards for Blowing Whistle On Commodities Trading Fraud Commodity Futures Trading Commission Issues Whistleblower Alert On Spoofing Spoofing And Other Commodities Trading Fraud The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) saw a 126% increase in whistleblower tips during 2020. The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Use of Substandard Materials Non-Compliant Materials Allegedly Disguised Dangerous Airfields Cited By Government When a government contractor knowingly uses substandard or non-compliant materials or goods in performance of a government contract such conduct may constitute a false claim against the government.  See federal False Claims Act (FCA), 31 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding Indexed Universal Life Insurance Policies (IULs) IULs Issued By Pacific Life Insurance Company IULs Many insurance agents sell Indexed Universal Life Insurance as retirement savings vehicles for the future in addition to coverage at death. IULs, like deferred annuities, can be costly and complicated. A number of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Credit Cards, Jewelry And Valuables Can Disappear A Single Caregiver Targeting Multiple Victims Protecting Older Loved Ones During The Pandemic Whenever a stranger enters the home of an elderly or disabled person, there is always a risk that something might be stolen.  It’s a sad truth but […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Care Facility Worker Arrested For Alleged Sexual Molestation Of Disabled Patients  Dementia Patients At Highest Risk Complaints Of Sexual Abuse In Care Facilities Increasing Reported incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape in care facilities have increased significantly over the past few years according to statistics maintained by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Expensive, Complicated Insurance Policies Hidden Dangers For Seniors Especially Penalties For Getting Out Of An Annuity Deferred annuities are contracts between you and an insurance company. You pay for the annuity through a lump sum or payments over time, and at some future date the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Calls To Improve The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 FIRREA Whistleblower Settlements Recover $19.9 Billion For Government Increasing Rewards For Successful Whistleblowers  The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”), 12 U.S.C. § 1833a et seq., and Financial Institutions Anti-Fraud Enforcement […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Employee Blows Whistle On Telemedicine Fraud  Criminal And Civil Prosecution Of Wrongdoers Defendants Allegedly Submitted $400 Million In False Claims  The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that the owner of a medical device maker has agreed to resolve criminal charges and civil claims arising out of […]