ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reported Case Example Online Transfers And Account Access Protecting Seniors Unauthorized online money transfers are a common form of financial elder abuse perpetrated on older persons. Dishonest persons working for seniors in their homes as caregivers are all too frequently perpetrators of this kind of fraud. If a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Paid For Prescriptions Allegedly Never Dispensed Whistleblowers To Receive $16.5 Million As Rewards How Whistleblower Cases Work The United States government pays out billions every year on false claims for payments or reimbursements under government healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid.  At the same time, private citizens […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Removed Elderly Woman From Assisted Care Facility Allegedly Added Her Name To Victim’s Accounts Victim’s Child Notified Authorities Of Account Changes According to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics, as many as one in 10 seniors are victims of financial elder abuse.  Their financial predators are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Pension And Social Security Benefits  Benefit Profiles Changed Online Protecting Older Loved Ones Dishonest caregivers with internet access may gain access to a senior’s pension or Social Security benefit profiles with just a few pieces of important information like the senior’s date of birth and Social Security number. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Submitted Claims For Unqualified Patients Former Travel Nurse And Director Bring Suit $700,000 In Rewards To Whistleblowers Private citizens and businesses help the government recover billions every year in cases of fraud against the government. The private citizens and businesses assisted the government in recovering these funds […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Powers Of Attorney Grant Broad Authority Over All Financial Matters The Risk Of POA Abuse Is Always There Examples Of Theft By Use Of Power Of Attorney Powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal documents that grant the agent appointed under the POA full legal authority […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Credit Card Use Victim’s Family Spots Suspicious Charges Protecting Older Loved Ones  Stealing a senior’s debit or credit cards and making unauthorized charges are a common form of financial elder abuse.  Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or nursing home room, credit […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Inflated Reimbursements From Medicare And Medicaid Former Employee Brings Qui Tam Action How Whistleblower Cases Work Private citizens and businesses help the government recover billions every year in cases of fraud against the government. The private citizens and businesses assisted the government in recovering these funds by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Abuse By Self-Dealing Case Examples Remedies For Injured Seniors Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, and medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority over medical decisions and health care issues. The forms […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Dishonest Caregivers Steal From Seniors Example Of What Can Happen Protecting Older Loved Ones From Fraud All seniors (persons over 65) are potential victims of financial elder abuse, but seniors under the care of in-home caregivers are especially vulnerable when a dishonest person is in their home […]