Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Forged Or Altered Checks For Years Unlicensed Caregiver Had Prior Criminal History Allegedly Cashed Large Check Day After Senior Died Older victims lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. As many […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly ALS Victim Suffered From Caregiver Accused Of Trying To Strangle Victim Allegedly Flees With $4000 In Stolen Cash Greedy caregivers, intent only on stealing a senior or dependent person’s money or possessions, care little about their health and may abuse or neglect them as part of the […]

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 Theft Of Jewelry And Cash From Rooms Authorities Recover Some Pawned Items Suspect Allegedly Stole From Room To Room Residents of senior living communities, assisted care facilities, group homes and skilled nursing facilities are vulnerable to financial elder abuse just like those seniors who live in their homes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Caregiver Theft From Assisted Care Facility Residents One Victim’s Family Discovers Suspicious Charges $16,000 In Unauthorized Charges According To Police Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or a senior’s room in any sort of care facility, any credit and debit cards and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Caregiver Allegedly Stole Bank Cards And Credit Cards 71-Year-Old Victim Caregiver’s Husband Also Arrested 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 fact, every time a stranger or caregiver […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Caregivers Charged With Unauthorized Use Of ATM And Debit Cards Separate Cases With Similar Facts Of Financial Elder Abuse How To Protect Older Loved Ones Unauthorized ATM cash withdrawals and use of credit and debit cards is a prevalent form of financial elder abuse of the elderly.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Plead Guilty To Falsifying Paychecks and Timecards Sentenced To Five-Years Probation And Restitution Pursuing Civil Remedies Cash, checks and credit cards can disappear quickly whenever a dishonest stranger or caregiver enters an elderly person’s home.  It may be a one-time theft or a more sustained theft through writing […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Guilty Plea To Theft From Elderly Couple Forgeries And Other Crimes Numerous Unauthorized Online Transfers Many caregivers are hardworking, compassionate people who truly care for the older persons they take care of.  But the reality is that they are also dishonest, greedy, and manipulative individuals acting as caregivers […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Fraudulent Online Bank Transfers  Police Say Caregiver Abandoned Victim For Hours Victim Found Wandering In Road No one should ever let a stranger in their home.  Particularly if you are an older person living alone.  A dishonest stranger posing as a caregiver can rapidly take advantage […]