Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Who Can Be A Whistleblower? How Whistleblower Programs Work Anonymity And Protection From Retaliation A whistleblower is a person who has credible, inside (i.e., non-public) information of ongoing fraud and corruption against the government (False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.) or violations of banking, securities, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Misuse Of Power Of Attorney To Redirect Funds Unauthorized Withdrawals Totaling $120,000 Prison Sentence And Restitution To Heirs Individuals with powers of attorney (POAs) for someone else have full legal authority over that person’s financial affairs, unless the instrument limits their power in some way.  The scope of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Years Of Fraudulent Checks Alleged Unlicensed Caregiver Had Prior Criminal History Apprehended Trying To Cash Check After Victim Died Older victims lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. As many as one in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How IRS Whistleblower Program Works Improvements To Program Passed By Senate Protection from Employer Retaliation The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards people who blow the whistle on corporations who fail to pay the tax that they owe just as the False Claims Act rewards persons who submit fraudulent […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Retirement Savings Lost Homes At Risk Of Foreclosure Scheme Began In The 1990s Financial elder abuse can be limited to isolated transactions exploiting the elderly or can be a largescale fraud striking numerous elderly victims.  Seniors are often targets of Ponzi schemes, where money collected from new investors […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Violations Of Terms For Government Payments False Certifications Of Eligibility Alleged $8.3 Million Reward For Two Whistleblowers Government payments to businesses whether for work performed under government contracts or for services provided under government programs like Medicare and Medicaid invariably has certain eligibility and performance requirements and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Importance Of Background Check Keep Credit Cards And Confidential Information Secure Monitor Accounts Daily Based on years of financial elder abuse litigation experience at Evans Law Firm, Inc., we know that the risk of financial elder abuse of seniors by their in-home caregivers is all too real.  We […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Increasing Neglect Of Hospice Patient Fatal Infections And Untreated Injuries Recourse For Families Hospice care should be compassionate, end of life care for those with only a short time left to live.  While many hospice programs in the U.S. are non-profit organizations, more and more hospice programs are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Multiple Elderly Victims Caregiver Accused Of Forgeries And Theft Nursing Facility And In-Home Patients Victimized Financial elder abuse is a risk for seniors whether they live in a care facility or in their own homes under the care of an in-home caregiver.  Some unscrupulous caregivers prey on multiple […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Over 100 Unauthorized Credit Card Payments Alleged Victim’s Daughter Alerts Police To Suspicious Account Activity Unauthorized Transactions Allegedly Exceed $58,000 Seniors may be victims of financial elder abuse by strangers or new caregivers or “friends” entering their lives.  Sadly, seniors may also be victims of financial elder abuse […]