ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victims Were 75 and 83 Both Bodies Found In Room In Facility Live-In Caretaker Arrested In a tragic story reported recently in the Los Angeles Times, two elderly women living in a dementia facility have been found dead in a room of the facility and a live-in caretaker […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Forged Checks On Victim’s Account Suspect Placed Through Agency Non-Medical Services Provider Forged checks off a senior’s account are a common type of fraud perpetrated on seniors by dishonest caregivers or other strangers with access to an elderly person’s checkbook.  Often, financial elder abuse by forged checks […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Potential Problems For Seniors Exiting Contracts Is Costly Investment Returns Eroded By Fees, Participation Rates And Caps Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against deferred annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Whenever an […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Suspicious Use Of Victim’s Credit Cards  Unauthorized Purchases Allegedly Total Over $7500 30 Felonies Identified In Arresting Affidavit Seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse from many different directions but sadly one of the most recurring is abuse by dishonest caregivers working in a senior’s own home.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Is 90 Years Old Unauthorized Card Purchases Alleged Victim’s Family Alerted Authorities Of Suspicious Card Charges Dishonest caregivers with access to credit cards and debit cards of their elderly patients may quickly use the cards for unauthorized purchases and withdrawals.  Greedy caregivers may use those cards in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Noticed Suspicious Credit Card Charges Unauthorized Purchases Allegedly Included Vacations Caregiver Charged With 30 Felonies We cannot emphasize strongly enough the risks to seniors whenever a stranger or caregiver enters a senior’s home and can find access to valuables, money, checks, credits cards, or any confidential financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Getting Your Money Back Is Expensive Interest Crediting Rules Unlike For Mutual Funds Contracts Carry Fees Seniors are often targeted by insurance agents with proposals for deferred annuities. Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Ponzi Scheme Targeting Mostly Older Customers Lost Savings And Homes At Risk Of Foreclosure Decades-Long Ponzi Scheme Seniors are often targets of Ponzi schemes, where money collected from new investors is used to pay existing investors, and there really is no actual investment of funds. Like the infamous […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Online Bank Transfers From Victim’s Account Police Say Victim Abandoned For Hours Victim Found Wandering Far From Home No one should ever let a stranger in their home.  Particularly if you are an older person living alone.  If you need in-home help, thoroughly vet the individual before he […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft By Powers Of Attorney Case Example Of Theft Prison Sentence And Restitution To Victim’s Heirs Powers of attorney are incredibly powerful legal instruments. The scope of the appointed attorney-in-fact’s powers is set by law and, unless specifically limited, extends to almost every form of financial transaction. See […]