Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  “Retirement Counseling” Sessions Be Wary Of Annuity Sales Soon-to-retire federal employees in California should use caution if they receive a flyer or see a poster for a “counseling session”, “workshop” or seminar. Also, you may just receive a flyer encouraging you to contact “retirement specialist” without any seminar […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Suspect Reportedly Befriended Elderly Couple Obtained And Misused Wife’s Power Of Attorney Allegedly Obtained Fraudulent Loan And Made Unauthorized Purchases Elderly victims of financial elder abuse are often preyed upon in their own homes by dishonest in-home caregivers.  Sometimes the theft is as straightforward as taking cash or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Signed Blank Checks Caregivers Allegedly Gave False Reasons For Checks Alleged Fraud Discovered By Family Member Financial elder abuse of a senior is a crime and grounds for civil liability for the person taking the money and anyone assisting them.  Penal Code § 368 and Cal. Welf. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER More Than $1 Million Stolen Victims Are 96 And 84 Years Old Money Allegedly Withdrawn Over Three-Year Period While any senior can be victims of financial elder abuse, the older a senior gets, the more at risk they are and those who suffer from dementia are particularly vulnerable. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cases Of Sexual Assault Of Elderly Rising Care Home Residents At Risk Recent Prosecution Of Aide For Sexual Assault Statistics of sexual assault and rape in care facilities is as horrific as it sounds: nursing home residents are increasingly at risk of sexual assault and rape. Statistics show […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Agents Abuse Powers Of Attorney Examples Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Laws On Power Of Attorney Misuse Powers of Attorney are extremely important – and, in the wrong hands, potentially dangerous – legal instruments. Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $51 Million Settlement Reached Allegations Of Unnecessary Billing Realtors Will Share $12.75 Million Reward In Fiscal Year 2021, private citizens helped the government recover $1.6 billion in cases of fraud against the government.  The citizens, known as “relators,” brough the cases, referred to as “qui tam” cases,” under the False […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Victim’s Daughter Notices Irregularities Caregiver Allegedly Ordered Debit Card Sent To Her Address Missing Bank Statements Unauthorized debit and credit card charges are common forms of financial elder abuse.  Dishonest caregivers with access to checks and debit and credit cards are often the perpetrators of these forms […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblower Awarded $20 Million  “New And Critical” Information Led To Enforcement SEC Has Awarded 103 Whistleblowers So Far In 2022 Assistance and information from whistleblowers who know of possible securities law violations are among the most powerful weapons in the law enforcement arsenal of the U.S. Securities and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Police Bring Felony Charges Accused Of Forgery And Financial Exploitation Of Elderly Person 87-Year-Old Reported Victim Forgery of stolen checks, forger credit card applications, and unauthorized debit and credit card charges are common forms of financial elder abuse.  Dishonest caregivers with access to checks and credit cards are […]