ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Adopts New Rules And Procedural Changes  Against A Backdrop Of Increasing Whistleblower Rewards Fiscal Year 2021 On Record-Breaking Pace For Whistleblower Rewards On November 5, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced several rule changes for whistleblower cases under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 20,000 Complaints Of Sexual Abuse Over Past 20 Years Female Residents And Dementia Patients At Higher Risk 1000 Nursing Homes Cited For Sexual Abuse In Last 3 Years Sexual assault and rape are real and growing horror in America’s nursing homes and elder care facilities. Statistics show that […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Tips Up 126% 2020 CFTC Awards Double 2019 Number Whistleblower Awards Now Total Over $120 Million According to a report released on November 2, 2020, the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) saw a 126% increase in whistleblower tips during 2020. For the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Brokers Target Senior Investors Through Advance Fee Frauds Be Wary Of Unregistered Offerings Greedy Promoters And Brokers Target Seniors  Greedy stock promoters, financial advisors and brokers target senior investors in particular with investment opportunities offering above-market interest rates.  For the most part, these offerings are unregistered and may […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Starts With IRS Form 211  Counsel Can Help Prepare Form You Are Protected From Employer Retaliation The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Office pays money to people who blow the whistle on persons who fail to pay the tax that they owe. If the IRS uses information provided […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Medicare Fraud Allegations In Whistleblower Case Nurse Practitioner Time Allegedly Charged At Physician Rate Physician Group Settles For $341,690 The federal government loses tens of billions every year in fraudulent Medicare billing.  Part of that loss comes from overbilling by health care providers, including hospitals, drug and medical […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Physical Abuse Of Elderly Woman In Her Own Home Family Installs Camera After Seeing Bruises Hitting Caught On Film Physical and financial elder abuse of seniors by in-home caregivers is a real risk for any senior with in-home caregiver assistance.  We often write about the risks of financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Thanksgiving Day 2020 Is Like No Other Safely Include Your Older Loved Ones Seniors Need You More Than Ever Ingrid M. Evans and all of us at Evans Law Firm wish you a very happy and safe Thanksgiving Day this year. 2020 surely brings a Thanksgiving unlike any […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Oversees Options Trading CFTC Finds Broker Defrauded 25,000 Customers  Fines Broker Over $13.8 Million The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on October 13, 2020 rdered a broker to pay over $13.8 million[1] in restitution, disgorged profits and civil penalties as the result of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Of Seniors With Dementia The Devastating Toll Legislation To Prevent Elder Abuse  Elder abuse takes a devastating toll particularly on those seniors afflicted with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.  Those who live with Alzheimer’s or other dementia are not typically able to clearly communicate […]