Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Defendants Accused Of Running $12 Million Ponzi Scheme 50 Reported Victims Include Many Seniors Victims Lost Retirement Savings Seniors may often be the targets in investment fraud schemes.   Promoters and financial advisors touting fraudulent schemes may lure older investors with supposed “opportunities” promising high returns, seizing on senior […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged False Claims To Medi-Cal Former Membership Services Director Blows Whistle Federal Government And California To Share Settlement Federal and California law authorizes citizens to bring civil lawsuits on behalf of the government against businesses defrauding the federal or State government.  False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 73-Year-Old Disabled Victim Caregiver Allegedly Repeatedly Overpaid Herself Confused Victim Paid Caregiver Multiple Times For Same Hours Dishonest caregivers will take advantage of any impairment they perceive in the patients they’re paid to care for.  One primary impairment as patients age is their memory; while seniors may continue […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 95-Year-Old Victim Spots Suspicious Charges Unauthorized Purchases Include Trips Charged With 30 Felonies Of Unauthorized Credit Card Use Seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse from many different directions but sadly one of the most recurring is abuse by dishonest caregivers working in a senior’s own home.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Arrested For Appalling Abuse Allegedly Dragged Disabled Person By The Hair Charged With Dependent Adult Abuse Felony Physical assault is a crime and, when perpetrated on a senior or dependent adult, is an additional crime of elder/dependent adult abuse and grounds for civil liability for damages.  Penal […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Insurance Agent Diversion Of Funds Dishonest Agent Accesses Accounts Former Employees Alerted Authorities Of Irregularities Financial elder abuse causes billions of dollars of losses to older Americans and their families every year.  In many cases, the results are devastating.   All seniors are potential victims to financial predators, including […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Veteran And Former Student Brings Action Defendants Accused Of False Certifications Of Student Mix Former Student To Receive $1.125 Million Reward Millions of Americans who served in the military have over the years have received money for further schooling from the “GI Bill”, which was expanded after 9/11.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Stealing Jewelry And Cash Authorities Recover Some Pawned Items Suspect Allegedly Stole From Room To Room Residents of senior living communities, assisted care facilities, group homes and skilled nursing facilities are vulnerable to financial elder abuse just like those seniors who live in their homes under […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reaching Out To Seniors Time For One On Ones With Older Loved Ones Don’t Let Older Loved Ones Isolate Happy Labor Day 2022!  We at Evans Law Firm, Inc. represent seniors and their families against people who prey on older persons for financial gain or who neglect or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Four Year Legal Saga Since Lee’s Death Allegations Of Misuse Of Power Of Attorney Business Manager Used Power To Fire Former Advisers And Bankers Seniors are vulnerable to financial elder abuse by any number of financial predators including their own advisers and business managers.  Any senior, rich or […]