Category: Elder Financial Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reaching Out To Seniors Time For One On Ones With Older Loved Ones Don’t Let Older Loved Ones Isolate Happy Labor Day 2022!  We at Evans Law Firm, Inc. represent seniors and their families against people who prey on older persons for financial gain or who neglect or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Four Year Legal Saga Since Lee’s Death Allegations Of Misuse Of Power Of Attorney Business Manager Used Power To Fire Former Advisers And Bankers Seniors are vulnerable to financial elder abuse by any number of financial predators including their own advisers and business managers.  Any senior, rich or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Long-Term Contracts Tie Up Your Money Loss Of Control Over How Your Money Is Invested Fees And Caps On Returns Deferred annuities are long-term insurance contracts with penalties if cashed in too early. Income annuities require you to lose control over your investment, and some annuities may earn […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Pastor Pleads Guilty To Theft Unauthorized Credit Card Use Police Affidavit Alleged Continual Use Of Elderly Couple’s Money An agent or attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney (POA) has full legal authority to act for the principal who executes the POA.  The POA may be for financial matters […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER One Year In Prison And $661,549 In Restitution Elderly, Blind Victim Now Deceased Caregiver Acted As Conservator Of Victim Betrayal of an elder’s trust by a dishonest caregiver is one of the most recurring forms of financial abuse of the elderly. The abuse may occur almost immediately when […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Exploitation By Getting “Added” To Accounts False Representations Of Good Intentions Keep An Eye On Senior’s Account Titles Methods for financially exploiting seniors vary from straight theft of cash or checks, forgeries, and identity theft to more elaborate (or harder to detect) schemes like manipulation of estate planning […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Actress Suffers From Dementia Allegations Of Using Romance To Take Advantage Victim Has Been Taken Advantage Of Before Seniors and persons of all ranks of life may be victims of financial elder abuse.  Abuse strikes across all genders and socioeconomic groups.  When celebrities are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Employee Initiates False Claims Act Action Manufacturer Allegedly Failed To Test And Falsifying Results Employee To Receive Reward  Government contracts often include strict rules regarding product specifications which contractors are obligated to meet in order to qualify for payment.   Knowing failure to fulfill contractual obligations or falsely representing […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Another Caregiver For Victim Alerts Police Forced Withdrawal At ATM And Forged Checks Financial Elder Abuse, Larceny And Forgery Charges Financial exploitation of seniors can be subtle like online transfers of money in their account or online purchases with their credit card.  But financial exploitation can also be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Misappropriated $305,000 In Client Funds Client’s Checks Cashed But Never Invested Money Spent For Broker’s Own Benefit Seniors are vulnerable to financial elder abuse by any number of financial predators including those entrusted to invest their money like stock brokers, investments advisers and bankers.  Sometimes the financial […]