Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Biden Administration Makes FCA Enforcement A Priority Focusing On Six Major Areas of Fraud Fraud Against Elders A Priority The Biden Administration is expected to devote significant resources to prosecuting fraud.  This includes fraud against the federal government (in programs like Medicare and Medicaid and other federal aid […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER More Than 6300 Reports Of Elder Abuse In 2020 Financial Elder Abuse Cases Up Dramatically  FBI Reports Record Numbers of Elder Abuse Cases Too Incidents of elder and dependent adult abuse have been climbing in Santa Clara County since 2013, but the biggest spike occurred last year while […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblowers Are Effective Enforcement Tools Record Awards False Claims Act Cases Take A long Time A whistleblower is someone who shares credible information about financial fraud, criminal activity, unsafe working conditions, false claims for payment, false certifications, or other improper conduct with a government agency.  Whistleblower cases are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Forgery And Access To Accounts Nursing Home Administrator Allegedly Wrote Resident Checks To Herself Warning Signs Of Financial Exploitation Families of nursing home residents are generally aware of the dangers of neglect, abandonment or physical abuse that institutionalized elders face. Families of older persons are also […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Unlawful Use Of Debit Card  Another Caregiver Reports Suspicions To Police Unauthorized Purchases On Dependent Adult’s Card The pandemic has greatly increased reported incidents of financial elder or dependent adult abuse here in Contra Costa County and throughout California.   Forced isolation as a result of the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Blowing The Whistle On Fraud Against California How A California Whistleblower Case Works Protections Against Retaliation Individuals who blow the whistle on fraud against the State of California are eligible for a reward if the State recovers money from the company committing the fraud. Cal. Gov’t Code § […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors And Fixed Indexed Annuities High Commissions, Fees, And Surrender Penalties Policy Exchanges As Taxable Events Deferred annuities are complex insurance products.  Carriers that issue the products pay handsome sales commissions to the agents who sell the products to consumers.  With old consumers especially, an agent may propose […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER CFTC Fines Digital Asset Exchange Operator $6.5 Million Civil Penalty CFTC Alleges Fraud In Operations of Trading Platform The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) polices the options and commodities markets in the U.S and the digital asset/cryptocurrency market. As part of the CFTC’s enforcement tools, the 2010 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Court-Appointed Fiduciaries Wield Great Power What Can Go Wrong And Potential For Abuse Of Power  Court-appointed conservators and other fiduciaries (such as guardians or trustees) wield enormous power over the dependent individuals and properties they are appointed to manage and protect.  Court appointments supersede earlier Powers of Attorney, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Ingrid M. Evans On Financial Elder Abuse And Fraud Financial Exploitation of Seniors By Caretakers, Insurance Agents And Others The founder of Evans Law Firm, Inc., Ingrid M. Evans, was recently interviewed on The Attorney Post on the subject of financial elder abuse.  From the very beginning of […]