ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complex Contracts With Penalties To Exit Sales Commissions And Fees Erode Returns Unfavorable Interest Crediting Formulas Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities especially for seniors because these complex insurance policies carry high fees, lack transparency and are illiquid. The contracts are illiquid […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse By Dishonest Caregivers Case Example Protecting Seniors Many older Californians and their families elect to remain in their homes when they age and hire in-home caregivers to assist them when they can no longer care for themselves.  Many caregivers are hardworking, compassionate people who truly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $2.7 Million Stolen And Attempt To Take $20 Million Estate 15-Year Sentence Protecting Loved Ones From Abuse Strangers who take over an older or dependent person’s life under the guise of “caregiver” or “friend” can really take advantage of the situation if there is no one watching out […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 93-Year-Old Victim Check Fraud Allegations Protecting Older Loved Ones The Office of Comptroller of the Currency recently reported that in 2022 there were 680,000 claims of suspected check fraud in the United States, more than double the number reported in the previous year.  Although any person can be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Defendants Allegedly Failed To Fulfill Cybersecurity Requirements Former Employee Blows Whistle Over $1.9 Million Reward For Whistleblower Fraud against the government costs taxpayers billions every year and the majority of fraudulent claims submitted to the government for payment arise from the healthcare sector.  To combat this fraud, private […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Some Recommended Rules From Financial Advisors Financial elder abuse is an especially disastrous form of abuse of seniors, and millions of seniors are victims of financial elder abuse every year in this country.  Senior victims of financial elder abuse are frequently targets of abuse from the very people […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fixed And Indexed Annuities Disadvantages For Seniors Surrender Penalties And Fees Deferred annuities are marketed in a variety of different product names by numerous life insurance carriers. The two primary types are fixed and indexed contracts, with many blends of both the “fixed” and “indexed” characteristics in between.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Prison Sentence And Restitution Ordered Forged And Altered Checks And Unauthorized Credit Card Charges Victim Forced To Sell Home While most financial elder abuse starts out relatively small, the amounts stolen grow over time as the predator gets away with his or her theft.  Caregivers and family members […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged False Claims For Uninsured Medical Testing And Treatments Patient Blew Whistle On False Claims Whistleblower To Receive Over $2M As Reward Private citizens bring cases in federal courts throughout the country under the False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq, to help the government […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Entrusted To Pay Victim’s Bills Unpaid Rent Leads To Eviction Caregiver Allegedly Stole Thousands While most financial elder abuse starts out relatively small, the amounts stolen grow over time as the predator gets away with his or her theft.  Left undetected, financial elder abuse can go on […]