Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Failed To Return Known Overpayments More Than 100 Medically Unnecessary Flights Alleged Whistleblower To Receive $190,000 Reward Every year, private citizens and businesses assist the government in recovering funds paid out by the government on fraudulently submitted claims for payments. Citizens help the government recover these funds […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Listen to Evans Law Firm founder Ingrid M. Evans share her thoughts on how to protect your older loved ones from financial elder abuse.  Ingrid has over 25 years of experience as an elder abuse litigator fighting for seniors here in California. Ingrid is also admitted in New York […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolated Senior Victimized Financial Elder Abuse And Neglect Alleged Protecting Older Loved Ones All seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse but especially those who are isolated in their homes. Isolated seniors are particularly vulnerable to financial elder abuse when a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Applied Inaccurate Diagnostic Codes Former Vendor Blows Whistle Whistleblower To Receive $8.1 Million Reward In Fiscal Year 2022, private citizens and businesses helped the government recover $1.9 billion in cases of fraud against the government. The private citizens and businesses assisted the government in recovering these funds by bringing […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Forms Of Elder Abuse<h1> How To Spot Neglect And Abuse Remedies For Victims 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 billion. (That number could in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Checks Forged On Senior’s Account Checking Account Overdrawn Unauthorized Card Charges Discovered 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 Fraudulent Money Transfers Bank Flags Suspicious Transactions Protecting Seniors From Fraud Financial predators can be strangers or new friends or caregivers entering a senior’s life or those the senior has known and trusted for years.  Unscrupulous stock promoters and financial advisors may prey on seniors.  Evans Law Firm, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Defendant Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Victim Of $2.7 Million Allegedly Attempted To Defraud Victim’s Estate Of Over $20 Million Deceased Victim Suffered From Mental Illness Any theft from dependent adults or seniors, large or small, in addition to criminal theft also constitutes criminal financial elder/dependent adult abuse.  California […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Untreated Injuries And Infection Lead To Premature Death Allegations Of Criminal Neglect Sepsis and Gangrene Developed From Untreated Injuries Hospice patients, like skilled nursing facility patients, are at risk of neglect and abuse.  Neglect and abuse may in some cases be attributable to understaffing or unqualified care providers.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Defrauds 81-Year-Old Victim Allegedly Abused Bill-Paying Authority Victim’s Bank Accounts Missing Thousands Of Dollars The consequences of financial elder abuse on senior victims can be devastating. While financial elder abuse of older persons at the hands of dishonest caregivers may start out relatively small,  amounts stolen grow […]