Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 100,000 Complaints Of Financial Elder Abuse In 2020 FBI Froze $13.5 Million Before Victims Lost To Fraud Assisted Care Residents Particularly Vulnerable In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) brought more than 220 criminal and civil enforcement actions covering almost 20 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Family Hired Caregiver Through Agency Within A Few Hours Caregiver Allegedly Accessed Accounts  Wire Transfer And Stolen Cash And Credit Cards We have previously advised that financial abusers strike quickly when they have access to cash, checks, credits cards and bank accounts online.  A recent case, discussed below, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unlicensed Caregiver Hired Off Craigslist Unauthorized Checks, ATM Withdrawals And Theft From Safe  Caregiver Allegedly Abused Victim Emotionally Too Half of all elder abuse in this country is committed by strangers who come into a senior’s life as caregivers, workmen, or in other capacities.  Elderly persons under the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Stole Checks From Eight Residents Checks Forged And Cashed Out Of State Arrest For Numerous Criminal Counts Theft of cash, checks or credits card is a constant risk for seniors who have caregivers or other strangers enter their, particularly if the senior lives alone.  But seniors […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Made 1500 Unauthorized Transactions Money Missing From Retirement, Checking And Savings Accounts Tens Of Thousands In ATM Withdrawals And Unauthorized Checks California seniors are estimated to have lost $15.9 billion to elder financial exploitation in 2020, affecting about 685,000 people, or 8% of California’s senior population.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Using A Power Of Attorney To Steal Abusers Revoke Prior Powers Recourse For Victims And Their Families Powers of Attorney (POAs) can cover financial matters and also health and personal care matters and medical needs.  The California Probate Code provides standard forms for both types of POAs.  See […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers, Strangers And New “Friends” Exploiting Seniors Taking Advantage Of Cognitive Impairment Protecting Seniors From Financial Exploitation Unscrupulous caregivers, new “friends,” and complete strangers may all exploit seniors financially.  The means vary from straight theft of cash or checks, forgeries, and identity theft to more elaborate (or harder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Stole Rare Coins And Collectibles Family Noticed Missing Items Caregiver Allegedly Taunted Elderly Couple About Missing Items Whenever a paid caregiver or a stranger is in the home of the elderly, there is a risk of theft and financial abuse.  Often the theft is of cash […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Altered Bank Account Withdrawal Slips Fraudulent Transfers To Another Account Charity Reported Theft To Police Elderly persons are particularly vulnerable to financial exploitation by caregivers living in the senior’s home.  Sometimes the financial abuse is theft of cash or a credit card but sometimes the theft […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Cashed 43 Checks Off Victim’s Account Another Caregiver Forged Checks And Made Zelle Transfers Families Detect Fraud And Theft Every time a stranger or caregiver enters the home of an elderly person there is a risk of financial elder abuse.  The amounts stolen can be relatively […]