ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Penalties On Withdrawals And Contract Fees Complex Interest Crediting Rules Risks Of Loss Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange from an income stream in years to come.  The principal sounds simple enough but in fact deferred annuities, like fixed […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 47 ATM Transactions In Single Month Dementia Sufferer Unaware She Had An ATM Card Caregiver Enters Guilty Plea Following Arrest ATM cards are a particular target for a dishonest caregiver or other stranger in an elderly person’s home.  If they can ascertain the PIN, the senior is really […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Vice President Blows Whistle On Alleged Kickbacks Allegations Of Illegal Kickbacks And Financial Incentives Realtor Will Receive $9 Million Reward Private citizen cases for fraud against the government are brought under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA).  The FCA allows individuals with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complex And Expensive Insurance Policies Deceptive Sales Practices High Commissions, Fees And Policy Expenses A deferred annuity is an insurance contract between you and an insurance company. You buy the annuity by making one or more premium payments to the insurance company. The insurance company promises to make […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Claims Eight Years Of Fraudulent Transactions Broker Allegedly Stole $1,295,000 97-Year-Old Client Suffered From Dementia Statistics show that the older a senior citizen is the more vulnerable he or she becomes to financial elder abuse.  Particularly at risk are those seniors who suffer from any form of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Whistleblower Rewards Program Targeting Off-Shore Tax Avoidance Fighting Against Employer Retaliation The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards people who blow the whistle on corporations who fail to pay the tax that they owe.  I.R.C. § 7623(b).  During 2021, the IRS made 179 award payments to whistleblowers totaling […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Charged With Chronic Neglect Leading To Death Thousands Reportedly Stolen From Deceased’s Bank Account Elderly Victim Incapable Of Self-Care Neglect and financial elder abuse of isolated, dependent seniors by dishonest in-home caregivers often go hand in hand inflicting horrible injury on the victim in some cases leading to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Alleges Over $1 Million Stolen Elderly Victim With Ailing Health Bookkeeper Accused Of Stealing From Victim And Her Business Anyone with access to an elderly person’s money may be a potential financial predator on the elderly man or woman.  Often the predator is a newcomer into the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Family Finds Thousands Missing After Loved One Dies Elderly Woman Kept Thousands In Cash In Her Home Police Allegedly Discover Large Deposits In Caregiver’s Account While a dishonest caregiver may steal checks or credit cards from an elderly person, cash is likely the first target for any dishonest […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Caregiver Allegedly Stole Bank Cards And Credit Cards 71-Year-Old Victim Suffered From Cerebral Palsy Thousands In Unauthorized Purchases At Multiple Stores Cash, checks, credit cards, ATM cards, jewelry and other valuables within reach of a dishonest stranger or caregiver in a senior’s home can disappear quickly.  In […]