Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Forged Checks On Victim’s Account Suspect Placed Through Agency Non-Medical Services Provider Forged checks off a senior’s account are a common type of fraud perpetrated on seniors by dishonest caregivers or other strangers with access to an elderly person’s checkbook.  Often, financial elder abuse by forged checks […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Victim Is 81-Year-Old Veteran Caregiver Entrusted To Pay His Bills Caregiver Allegedly Stole Thousands The consequences of financial elder abuse on senior victims can be devastating.  Some elderly victims are driven to the brink of homelessness due to lack of funds to pay their rent.  There are instances […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Couple Accused Of Threatening Victim Victim Left Without Funds For Rent Suspicious Transactions Reported By Victim’s Granddaughter Reports of caregiver fraud and abuse appear almost every day in the news. Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest and greedy caregivers is one of the most pervasive forms of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Powers Of Attorney Are Powerful Instruments Abuse Of Powers Always A Risk Examples Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Estate planning documents for most persons include Wills, possibly trust agreements and, especially as we get older, powers of attorney. Powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victims Were Assisted Care Facility Residents Family Discovers Suspicious Charges Unauthorized Charges On Two Patients’ Credit Cards Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or a senior’s room in an assisted care facility or nursing home, credit and debit cards and ATM cards, checks […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 90-Year-Old Victim  Aide Accused Of Unauthorized Card Purchases Victim’s Family Alerted Authorities Of Suspicious Activity Dishonest caregivers with access to credit cards and debit cards of their elderly patients may quickly use the cards for unauthorized purchases and withdrawals.  Greedy caregivers may use those cards in stores, at […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Online Bank Transfers Of $900,000 Victim Allegedly Abandoned For Hours Found Wandering In Road No one should ever let a stranger in their home.  Particularly if you are an older person living alone.  If you need in-home help, thoroughly vet the individual before he or she ever enters […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Forged Or Altered Checks Prior Criminal History Of Unlicensed Caregiver Caught Trying To Cash Large Check Day After Senior Dies 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Alleged Theft By POA Unauthorized Withdrawals Totaling $120,000 Prison Sentence And Restitution To Victim’s Heirs Individuals with financial 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Reportedly Victim’s “Friend” Who “Assisted” Her Daily Running Errands With Senior’s Credit Cards  Suspicious Charges Reported To Police By Victim’s Guardian Isolated seniors are the most vulnerable to financial abuse because they have no one to watch over their accounts and help them keep track of their […]