Category: Elder Financial Abuse

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 How Powers Of Attorney Are Used To Steal From Seniors Case Example Remedies For Victim’s Heirs Individuals with financial powers of attorney (POAs) for someone else have full legal authority over that person’s financial affairs, unless the instrument limits their power in some way. The scope of the […]

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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Sentence For Falsifying Caregiver Time Records 94-Year-Old Victim Protecting Older Loved Ones And Pursuing Remedies Falsification of time sheets by paid caregivers is one of the ways dishonest caregivers financially exploit older persons. Altering their paychecks to make them greater is another.  Using debit and credit cards repeatedly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Broad Authority Given to POAs/Agents How That Authority Is Abused Remedies For Injured Seniors Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, and medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority over medical decisions and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Forms Of Elder Abuse How To Spot Neglect And Abuse Protecting Older Loved Ones From Abuse And Neglect The National Council on Aging says up to five million older Americans are abused yearly, and the annual loss by victims of financial elder abuse is estimated to be at least $36.5 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Unauthorized Card Charges On Senior’s Account Protecting Older Loved Ones Never hand an ATM/debit card or credit card to a caregiver and ask them to go get cash or make purchases.  Never give out any PIN numbers. Never give a caregiver or other person a blank […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three Senior Victims Silver, Jewelry And Other Valuables Missing Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Theft Theft of silver, jewelry and other valuables is a possibility whenever a stranger enters a senior’s home, and such articles are accessible.  In a reported case, discussed below, a caregiver has been accused of […]