Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Increasing Epidemic Of Financial Elder Abuse  How To Spot Financial Elder Abuse Financial elder abuse is an especially disastrous form of abuse of seniors, and millions of seniors are victims of financial elder abuse every year in this country.  Reported cases are on the rise all over […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Check Forgeries Victim’s Checking Account Overdrawn Unauthorized Debit Card Charges By Caregiver Alleged Never hand an ATM/debit card or credit card to a caregiver and ask them to go get cash or make purchases.  Never give out any PIN numbers. Never give a caregiver or other person […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused of Defrauding At Least 20 Clients Many Victims Were Seniors Or Disabled Persons SEC Says At Least $3 Million Stolen Financial advisors and stockbrokers are potential financial predators of senior citizens and disabled persons (dependent adults under California law).  Sometimes, the relationship between the broker and the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Took Elder To Bank To Withdraw Money Over $100,000 In Withdrawals Over A Year Created Unauthorized New Bank Account Some dishonest caregivers are extremely brazen in the tactics they use to financially exploit older people, as the below case illustrates.  Other caregivers are more subtle in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Transfers From Dependent Adult Account Dependent Adult In Mental Health Facility Attorney-In-Fact Used Victim’s Money For Her Own Purposes Abuse of a financial Power of Attorney (POA) is illegal in all cases.  Probate Code § 4231.5.  But when the principal is an elder or dependent adult, the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Checks On Resident Trust Funds $73,521.68 In Restitution Ordered 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 face from dishonest in-home caregivers.  Theft of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft From Elderly Couple Caregiver Pleads To Forgeries And Other Crimes Unauthorized Online Transfers Many caregivers are hardworking, compassionate people who truly care for the older persons they take care of.  But the reality is that they are also dishonest, greedy, and manipulative individuals acting as caregivers as […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Preying On Older Clients Examples Of Insurance Agent Fraud On Elderly Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Exploitation Unscrupulous insurance agents sometimes abuse their profession for personal gain by committing fraud on customers, particularly targeting older consumers in some cases.  Agents may exploit older consumers by selling them […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsifying Paychecks and Timecards Five-Years Probation And Restitution Pursuing Civil Remedies Against Abusers Cash, checks and credit cards can disappear quickly whenever a dishonest stranger or caregiver enters an elderly person’s home.  It may be a one-time theft or a more sustained theft through writing checks or using […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Accessed Credit Cards In Facility Residents’ Rooms  Family Of One Victim Notices Suspicious Charges Accused Of Nearly $16,000 In Unauthorized Charges Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or nursing home room, credit and debit cards and ATM cards, checks and entire check […]