Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Had Senior’s Power Of Attorney And Stood To Inherit Estate Allegedly Laced Peanut Butter With Trazodone Police Find Drug-Laced Peanut Butter Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest in-home caregivers runs the gamut from petty theft to attempts to take everything the senior owns.  Common modes of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Bank Teller Created False Counter Checks On Senior’s Account Embezzled Over $349,000 Relative Of Victim Discovers Fraud Seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse from all corners of their lives.  Dishonest in-home caregivers and nursing home aides, bookkeepers, insurance agents, trustees, brokers, strangers, contractors and, as a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) Introduces Bill For Greater Elder Protection More Responsibility On Banks To Protect Seniors From Abuse Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced legislation recently that would strengthen elder and dependent adult financial abuse protections by clarifying the duties of banks and financial institutions to safeguard against […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Used Victim’s Debit Card To Steal $30,000 Taken By ATM Withdrawals Financial Abuse Took Place Over 1 ½ Year Period Unauthorized ATM withdrawals are a common form of financial elder abuse.  If a dishonest caregiver has access to a debit card and can find (or create […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Internal Audit Discovered 65 Unauthorized Checks Ordered To Pay $73,521.68 In Restitution Six Months Jail Sentence Seniors in assisted care or skilled nursing facilities face the risk of financial elder abuse by dishonest staff members similar to the risks seniors living at home do from dishonest in-home caregivers.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Hair Stylist And Partner Charged Accused of Taking $2.7 Million Physician Victim Suffered From Mental Illness Strangers who inveigle their way into older or dependent person’s lives can really take advantage of the situation if there is no one watching out for the older or dependent adult’s interests. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $300,000 Allegedly Stolen Accusations Of Forged Checks And Other Crimes Numerous Unauthorized Online Transfers Seniors living at home under the care of an in-home caregiver are at risk of financial elder abuse especially if there is no one keeping an eye out on their financial affairs. When caregiver […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Rising Important Steps For Prote4cting Seniors Remedies For Financial Elder Abuse Financial exploitation of older Americans is not the inevitable consequence of growing old but the sad reality for millions of seniors in America every year. Seniors of every economic level, married or single, male […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Defendant Was Accountant And Financial Advisor To Elderly Promised High Rates Of Return Several Victims Lost Life Savings Financial predators may target older investors with high-yield ventures, seizing on senior anxiety about the stock market, their need for future income, escalating inflation, and rising health care costs. The […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Friend Notices Missing Cash Allegedly Taken Over A Four-Day Period Full Restitution And Prison Sentence Accessible cash is often the first thing a dishonest caregiver may take if they’re working in a senior’s home.  Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home, cash and […]