Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Stealing Pension And Social Security Benefits Dangers Of Online Access To Benefits 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Wrote Check’s On Patient’s Account $9100 In Illegal Checks Alleged Protecting Older Loved Ones Access to a senior’s checkbook by a stranger in the senior’s home, such as an in-home caregiver, is a recurring source of caregiver fraud. While all seniors are potential victims of financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Physical And Financial Abuse Of The Same Victim Case Example Remedies For Victims And Families Sadly, incidents of caregiver abuse and caregiver fraud often involve both physical abuse or neglect and financial elder abuse.  Indeed, physical abuse or neglect of a senior can be part of a financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Entrusted To Pay Victim’s Bills Unpaid Rent Leads To Eviction Caregiver Allegedly Stole Thousands All seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse, but isolated seniors living under the care of in-home caregivers are sadly particularly at risk. Caregiver fraud/caregiver theft is a recurring form of elder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reported Case Example Of Caregiver Theft/Caregiver Fraud Unauthorized Online Transfers And Account Access Protecting Seniors For Financial Elder Abuse And Caregiver Fraud 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 […]

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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers Accused Of Stealing Millions Family of Deceased 91-Year-Old Sues Millionaire Had Only $200 Left At Death Caregiver theft from older persons ranges from petty theft of less than $100 here and there to grand scale theft of everything a senior has. A recent case in San Francisco, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Removed Elderly Woman From Care Facility Allegedly Changed Accounts To Joint Accounts Family Notified Authorities Of Account Changes Online access to an elderly person’s financial accounts is a frequent means of financial elder abuse by caregivers or others who gain online access to a senior’s accounts. Online […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In-Home Caregiver Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Elderly Couple Check Forgeries, Unauthorized Online Money Transfers And Other Crimes Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Allowing strangers in your home is never a good idea. Particularly if you’re an older person who lives alone. Whenever a dishonest caregiver […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Pension and Social Security Benefits Redirected Online Access To Change Deposit Instructions Protecting Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Anonymous online access to pension or Social Security benefit profiles or phone impersonations of seniors are frequent ploys by caregivers intent on stealing from unsuspecting older persons. Whenever […]