Category: Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial elder abuse – The Monterey County District Attorney recently announced that a 29 year-old Monterey area man has been sentenced to four years in prison.  The defendant was sentenced for financial elder abuse.  The defendant trolled for victims in California while posing as a licensed contractor.  Monterey […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial elder abuse – The Los Gatos police department recently took a report from an elderly victim of a sweepstakes scam.  The elderly victim was allegedly defrauded out of large sums of money by suspects whose identities are unknown at this time.  The elderly victim reported being defrauded […]

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ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A financial adviser based in the Salinas area was recently accused of financial elder abuse.  According to the Monterey County district attorney’s office, the defendant was charged with one count of felony financial elder abuse.  The defendant in this case operates a business assisting people with the management […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A bay area health care provider was recently arrested for elder abuse in connection with the death of a senior citizen who lived in Vallejo.  When police arrived at the home of the senior citizen, they discovered that the senior citizen had been dead for an extended period […]

Financial theft and fraud hits elderly Californians hard, often wiping out checking and savings accounts, taking over assets, and claiming property or even financial control. On average, seniors fall victim to investment fraud, credit card fraud, or identity theft, losing close to $3 billion each year. The attraction of seniors’ […]

In recent years, a wave of renovation has changed the way our nation’s health care system works. These changes have been implemented with the hope that more people, regardless of financial status, will be able to purchase health insurance and enjoy quality medical care. But elder caregiver fraud attorneys in San Francisco […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A caregiver has been charged with murder and a special circumstance allegation of murder for financial gain in connection with the presumed death of an 89 year-old senior victim in San Diego.  Gerald Rabourn, the senior victim, disappeared in October of 2010.  His body has never been found, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER There was a Government Affairs Forum at the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce highlighting elder abuse earlier this month.  49th District Assemblyman Ed Chau spoke about the elder abuse legislation that he recently filed.  According to Assemblyman Chau and Arcadia elder abuse attorneys, we are seeing more instances of […]

Elder financial abuse is a growing epidemic in the state and around the country, annuity fraud lawyers in California report. Unfortunately, many older people have no one to protect their well being, both physically and financially, and are often susceptible to outside parties who want to embezzle money, take over […]