Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Arrested For Stealing Disabled Patients’ Benefits Impersonated Seven Patients To Obtain Their Government Benefits Identity Theft And Accessing Personal Information Elders and dependent adults are at risk of financial elder abuse and theft from the very persons who are entrusted to care for them.  Sometimes the theft […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Aide Arrested For Abuse Of Two Dementia Patients  Camera Catches Aide Pushing Two Patients To The Ground Aide Charged With Two Felony Charges Of Elder Abuse Nearly 50% of elders with dementia experience abuse or neglect according to reports. Many dementia sufferers and Alzheimer’s disease patients reside in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Excessive And Unnecessary Testing Physician Group Allegedly Overbilled For In-House Laboratory Two Former Office Staff Members Blew Whistle  Every year private individuals recoup more money for the government lost to fraud f than the government itself does. Last year alone, of the $2.1 billion recovered by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 100,000 Complaints Of Financial Elder Abuse In 2020 FBI Froze $13.5 Million Before Victims Lost To Fraud Assisted Care Residents Particularly Vulnerable In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) brought more than 220 criminal and civil enforcement actions covering almost 20 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Thanksgiving Day 2021 Reunite With Seniors Enjoy Safe Celebrations All of us at Evans Law Firm, Inc. wish you a very happy and safe Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving is the perfect time for family and friends to gather together, and this year brings an opportunity to safely include older […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Family Hired Caregiver Through Agency Within A Few Hours Caregiver Allegedly Accessed Accounts  Wire Transfer And Stolen Cash And Credit Cards We have previously advised that financial abusers strike quickly when they have access to cash, checks, credits cards and bank accounts online.  A recent case, discussed below, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deceptive Sales Practices Fees And Surrender Charges Understand How Returns Are Calculated Annuity sales to senior citizens have increased in recent years, but so has a sense of confusion among older consumers who are so often targeted by agents selling complex and expensive annuities. The confusion over these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Broker Allegedly Defrauded Seniors Out Of $2.4 Million Allegedly Offered “Safe” Investments Which Were Fake Also Allegedly Made Unauthorized Trades The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) polices financial markets to protect the public from fraud.  The SEC’s Enforcement Division includes a Retail Strategy Task Force that in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Alleged Over A Ten-Year Period Victim Sold 23 Annuities Over 10 Years Suspects Allegedly Isolated Victim From Family And Friends Isolation of older persons is a common theme in cases of financial elder abuse.  Another common thread is when a stranger convinces a senior to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unethical Agents And Aggressive Sales Tactics Deliberate Omissions Of Important Information False Promises And Misrepresentations Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Deferred annuities impose significant surrender penalties […]