Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Coerced Senior Into Large Cash Withdrawals Accompanied Senior To Bank To Withdraw Money  Caregiver Allegedly Deposited Money In Her Own Account Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest and greedy caregivers is one of the most pervasive forms of financial elder abuse.  Reports of caregiver fraud and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complaint Alleges Forgeries By Caregiver Fraudulent Checks Overdraw Account Debit Card Charges By Caregiver Without Permission 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Criminal Complaint Alleges Altered And Forged Checks Checks For Necessities Bounced For Insufficient Funds Unauthorized Use Of Debit Card Alleged We cannot emphasize strongly enough how important it is to keep checks, ATM/Debit cards, and cash away from caregivers or other strangers who enter a senior’s home.  Nor […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Signs Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Never Give A Caregiver A Power Of Attorney Remedies For POA Abuse Among the most important estate planning tools for anyone are powers of attorney.  A power of attorney is a document authorizing one or more people (“agent(s)” or “attorney(s)-in-fact”)) to act […]

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  Victim Is 81-Year-Old Veteran Caregiver Entrusted To Pay His Bills Caregiver Allegedly Stole Thousands The consequences of financial elder abuse on senior victims can be devastating.  Some elderly victims are driven to the brink of homelessness due to lack of funds to pay their rent.  There are instances […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Daughter Alerts Police To Suspicious Activity Caregiver Allegedly Changed Bank Account Address Unauthorized Withdrawals And Missing Statements Unauthorized debit and credit card charges are common forms of financial elder abuse.  Dishonest caregivers with access to checks and debit and credit cards are often the perpetrators of these forms […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Couple Accused Of Threatening Victim Victim Left Without Funds For Rent Suspicious Transactions Reported By Victim’s Granddaughter Reports of caregiver fraud and abuse appear almost every day in the news. Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest and greedy caregivers is one of the most pervasive forms of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Had Power Of Attorney And Stood To Inherit Estate Accused Of Lacing Peanut Butter With Trazodone Arrest After Police Discover Evidence Of Contaminated Food Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest in-home caregivers runs the gamut from petty theft to attempts to take everything the senior owns.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victims Were Assisted Care Facility Residents Family Discovers Suspicious Charges Unauthorized Charges On Two Patients’ Credit Cards Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or a senior’s room in an assisted care facility or nursing home, credit and debit cards and ATM cards, checks […]