Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Costa Mesa man has been arrested in connection with the death of his elderly mother inside a home they shared.  His elderly mother was 80 years old.  The Costa Mesa man has been charged with physical elder abuse and manslaughter.  Neighbors claim that the Costa Mesa man […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial elder abuse – A documentary film maker is trying to shed light on the problem of financial elder abuse.  Her personal experience with financial elder abuse involving her father is what is motivating the effort.  Her father had Alzheimer’s disease and was living at a nursing home; […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Physical elder abuse – A Millbrae caregiver will stand trial on assault and physical elder abuse charges.  The caregiver has been accused of beating an elderly Millbrae man on the head and causing serious injuries.  It is alleged that the caregiver hit the elderly man on the head […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A recent victim of financial elder abuse claims that Bank of America did not question transactions when she withdrew money.  The senior citizen victim was allegedly scammed out of approximately $35,000.  Police are searching for a black woman in her 40’s who disappeared with the money.  California financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California has some of the toughest laws in the United States when it comes to protecting senior citizens from financial elder abuse.  According to Sacramento financial elder abuse attorneys, financial elder abuse is becoming common. Financial elder abuse is theft.  Often, the theft comes from within the family […]

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 […]