Category: California Financial Elder Abuse Attorney

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Agents Steal From Seniors By POA Case Example Of Large Theft By POA Legal Consequences For Agent Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full legal authority over a person’s financial affairs, unless the POA expressly limits the appointed agent’s power in some way.  The scope of the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Forged And Altered Checks Alleged Unlicensed Caregiver Reportedly Had Prior Criminal Record Allegedly Took $1 Million From Victim’s Trust Older victims lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. The same sources report that […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 81-Year-Old Victim Caregiver Granted Bill-Paying Authority Thousands Allegedly Missing From Victim’s Bank Accounts Most financial elder abuse of older persons at the hands of dishonest caregivers or others starts out relatively small.  The amounts stolen grow over time as the predator gets away with his or her theft.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Physical And Financial Abuse Victim Suffered from ALS Physical Abuse And $4000 Allegedly Stolen Physical and financial elder abuse and certain forms of neglect are all crimes and grounds for civil liability of the abuser. California Penal Code § 368 and Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Dementia Patients Missing Over $300,000 Both Victims Residents Of Same Assisted Care Facility  Unpaid Bills And Threats Of Eviction Sometimes, Powers of Attorney (POAs) are absolutely essential when the principal needs an appointed agent to take over the principal’s financial affairs when they are unable to manage […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complaint alleges Numerous Check Forgeries Victim’s Checking Account Overdrawn Investigation Reveals Unauthorized Card Charges Never hand an ATM/debit card or credit card to a caregiver and ask them to go get cash or make purchases.  Never give out any PIN numbers. Never give a caregiver or other person […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly May Be Victims Of Various Forms Of Abuse How You May Be Able To Spot Neglect And Abuse Protections And Remedies For Victims The National Council on Aging says up to five million older Americans are abused yearly, and the annual loss by victims of financial elder abuse is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fraudulent Timesheets For Medicaid Reimbursement Elderly Victim Unaware Of Fraud Six Years Of Fraudulent Timesheets Alleged 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 stores, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Victim Unaware Of Financial Abuse Unauthorized Credit Card Purchases Alleged Suspicious Activity Spotted By Victim’s Family 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 Overpayment Based On Falsified Timesheets Family Detected Time Discrepancies Protecting Seniors From Fraud Whatever the “form” or frequency or size of financial elder abuse, any taking of a senior’s property, or any assistance in that taking is a crime and grounds for civil liability of the person doing […]