Category: Elder Financial Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Advisor Allegedly Withdrew Funds From Client’s Trust Authorities Discover 20 Fraudulent Letters Of Withdrawal Withdrawals Total $1.3 Million Seniors are targeted by caregivers, insurance agents, financial advisors, investment and retirement planners, trustees, contractors and total strangers for all types of financial abuse and exploitation.  The abuse may continue […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Stole Rare Coins And Collectibles Family Noticed Missing Items Caregiver Allegedly Taunted Elderly Couple About Missing Items Whenever a paid caregiver or a stranger is in the home of the elderly, there is a risk of theft and financial abuse.  Often the theft is of cash […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disadvantages Of Deferred Annuities Compare To Other Investments Withdrawal Penalties And Taxation As a significant part of our financial elder abuse litigation, Evans Law Firm, Inc. has represented older consumers lose money on deferred annuities as the result of high sales commissions, annual fees and rider fees; returns […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Advisors Accused Of Stealing From Older Clients Forgeries And Using Revoked Power Of Attorney  Accessing Client’s Accounts After Being Fired Taking a senior’s property and money is a crime and grounds for civil suit.  See Cal. Penal Code § 368 (crime of elder abuse) and Cal. Welf. & […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Altered Bank Account Withdrawal Slips Fraudulent Transfers To Another Account Charity Reported Theft To Police Elderly persons are particularly vulnerable to financial exploitation by caregivers living in the senior’s home.  Sometimes the financial abuse is theft of cash or a credit card but sometimes the theft […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding The Disadvantages Of Annuities Tax Consequences Withdrawal Penalties And Taxation Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against deferred annuities for older consumers.  In the firm’s practice we have seen older consumers lose money as the result of high sales commissions, annual fees and rider fees; returns on premiums […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Alleges Decades-Long Ponzi Scheme Over 400 Mostly Elderly Investors Were Victims Emergency Action Shuts Down Alleged Scheme Financial elder abuse can be abuse of a particular senior citizen or can be part of a scheme that targets multiple senior citizens for risky or inappropriate investments, or unsuitable […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understand The Inherent Risks In Annuities Contracts Are Complicated And Expensive Withdrawals And Surrenders Are Costly Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against deferred annuities, including fixed indexed annuities, for older consumers based on what we have seen in our litigation experience: sales commissions and annual fees on these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Cashed 43 Checks Off Victim’s Account Another Caregiver Forged Checks And Made Zelle Transfers Families Detect Fraud And Theft Every time a stranger or caregiver enters the home of an elderly person there is a risk of financial elder abuse.  The amounts stolen can be relatively […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seven Examples Of Insurance Agent Fraud And Financial Elder Abuse Victims Include Many Seniors Protecting Older Loved Ones From Insurance Agent Fraud Insurance agents and brokers serve as trusted advisors to their clients, ensuring that policyholders are adequately protected in the event of a loss.  However, on some […]