Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Used Victim’s Debit Card To Steal $30,000 Taken By ATM Withdrawals Financial Abuse Took Place Over 1 ½ Year Period Unauthorized ATM withdrawals are a common form of financial elder abuse.  If a dishonest caregiver has access to a debit card and can find (or create […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Hair Stylist And Partner Charged Accused of Taking $2.7 Million Physician Victim Suffered From Mental Illness Strangers who inveigle their way into older or dependent person’s lives can really take advantage of the situation if there is no one watching out for the older or dependent adult’s interests. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $300,000 Allegedly Stolen Accusations Of Forged Checks And Other Crimes Numerous Unauthorized Online Transfers Seniors living at home under the care of an in-home caregiver are at risk of financial elder abuse especially if there is no one keeping an eye out on their financial affairs. When caregiver […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Rising Important Steps For Prote4cting Seniors Remedies For Financial Elder Abuse Financial exploitation of older Americans is not the inevitable consequence of growing old but the sad reality for millions of seniors in America every year. Seniors of every economic level, married or single, male […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Friend Notices Missing Cash Allegedly Taken Over A Four-Day Period Full Restitution And Prison Sentence Accessible cash is often the first thing a dishonest caregiver may take if they’re working in a senior’s home.  Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home, cash and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Multiple Unauthorized Credit Card Charges Alleged 71-Year-Old Bedridden Victim Caregiver And Husband Accused Of Spending Spree With Victim’s Cards Unscrupulous caregivers strike quickly if they can access cash, checks, ATM cards, credit cards, and jewelry.  Whether caregiver theft or fraud is a one-time act or a sequence of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Senior Victim Notices Suspicious Charges Allegedly Unauthorized Purchases Include Vacations 30 Felonies Of Unauthorized Credit Card Use Seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse from many different directions but sadly one of the most recurring is abuse by dishonest caregivers working in a senior’s own home.  Betrayal […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Four Years Of Dependent Financial Abuse Alleged Allegations Of Insurance Fraud Prison Sentence And Restitution All seniors are potential victims to financial predators, including bookkeepers, insurance agents and other salespeople, bankers, trustees, conservators, financial advisors, brokers, caregivers, contractors, second spouses, stepchildren, girlfriends or boyfriends and anyone who holds […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Assisted Care Facility Residents Victimized Suspicious Charges Discovered By Family Of One Victim Close To $16,000 In Unauthorized Charges Unauthorized debit and credit card charges are a common form of financial elder abuse.  Dishonest caregivers can strike quickly when they get their hands on a card and run […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 19 Unauthorized Uses Of Debit Card On A Single Day Son Alerts Home Care Agency Of Suspicious Transactions Civil Remedies Available To Victims And Families As a recent case discussed below illustrates, the unauthorized use of credit or debit cards of elderly persons is a common form of […]