Category: Caregiver

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $35,000 Allegedly Stolen From Elderly Couple Husband And Wife Both Wheelchair-Bound Protecting Older Loved Ones Access to confidential financial information is frequently the means by which dishonest caregivers and others steal from elderly people. We at Evans Law Firm, Inc. see these kinds of financial elder abuse cases […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Redirected Senior’s Pension Benefits Benefit Profiles Changed Online 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 Social Security […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Woman Removed From Assisted Care Facility Caregiver Allegedly Added Her Name To Victim’s Accounts Family Notified Authorities Of Account Changes According to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics, as many as one in 10 seniors are victims of financial elder abuse. Their financial predators are most […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Case Example Fraudulent Credit Card Use Alleged Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud/Financial Elder Abuse Any senior is vulnerable to financial elder abuse whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters their home for any period of time. While many caregivers are hardworking, compassionate people who truly care for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reported Case Example Victims’ Families Noticed Unauthorized Charges Protecting Seniors From Financial Elder Abuse Stealing a senior’s debit or credit cards and making unauthorized charges is a common form of financial elder abuse.  This can happen to seniors living in their own homes or in care facilities. Whenever […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Thousands Missing From Victim’s Accounts Evicted For Unpaid Rent 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 for years but for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Victim Suffers Physical And Financial Abuse Theft And Assault Alleged Protecting Seniors Sadly, seniors are often abused or neglected by those closest to them, including those paid to care for them in their homes. Where a dishonest caregiver is after a patient’s money, actually caring for that […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Thousands Allegedly Spent On Online Gambling $160,000 Missing From 85-Year-Old Victim’s Accounts Protecting Older Loved Ones Online account access and unauthorized use of debit and credit cards are two of the most widely seen kinds of theft from older persons.  The perpetrator of such theft is often a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Couple Defrauded By In-Home Caregiver Forgeries And Other Crimes Unauthorized Online Transfers From Couple’s Bank Accounts Allowing strangers in your home is never a good idea.  Particularly if you’re an older person who lives alone.  Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters an isolated senior’s home […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Alleged Caregiver Fraud Authorities Say Caregiver Had Prior Criminal History Family Detects Fraud After Loved One’s Death Financial elder abuse has become a national epidemic. As many as one in 10 vulnerable adults are potential targets, according to federal officials, and their financial predators are […]