Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Multiple Unauthorized Credit Card Charges Alleged 71-Year-Old Bedridden Victim Caregiver And Husband Accused Of Spending Spree With Victim’s Cards Unscrupulous caregivers strike quickly if they can access cash, checks, ATM cards, credit cards, and jewelry.  Whether caregiver theft or fraud is a one-time act or a sequence of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Senior Victim Notices Suspicious Charges Allegedly Unauthorized Purchases Include Vacations 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.  Betrayal […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Attorney/CPA/Investment Advisor Allegedly Embezzled $2 Million False Representations Of High Returns Lured Seniors To Invest By False Promises Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents seniors themselves who are victims of financial elder abuse and the children or other next of kin of deceased seniors who have been financially exploited.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Claims Of Attorney-in-Fact Misuse Of POA $891,000 In Damages Sought  Recovering Stolen Home Financial powers of attorney (POAs) are significant legal instruments which grant appointed agents full legal authority to act for the principal who executes the POA.  The person appointed under the POA is called the Principal’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Four Years Of Dependent Financial Abuse Alleged Allegations Of Insurance Fraud Prison Sentence And Restitution All seniors are potential victims to financial predators, including bookkeepers, insurance agents and other salespeople, bankers, trustees, conservators, financial advisors, brokers, caregivers, contractors, second spouses, stepchildren, girlfriends or boyfriends and anyone who holds […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Powers Of Attorney Are Important Legal Instruments Possibility Of Abuse Always Present How Powers Of Attorney Can Be Misused Powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal documents that grant the agent appointed under the POA full legal authority to act for the principal who executes the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Assisted Care Facility Residents Victimized Suspicious Charges Discovered By Family Of One Victim Close To $16,000 In Unauthorized Charges Unauthorized debit and credit card charges are a common form of financial elder abuse.  Dishonest caregivers can strike quickly when they get their hands on a card and run […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 89-year-Old Victim Man Used Forged Power Of Attorney To Sell Victim’s Home Claimed To Be Victim’s Nephew Powers of Attorney (POAs) are incredibly important – and powerful – legal instruments.  Sometimes, they are essential when the principal needs their appointed agent to take care of a business matter […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 19 Unauthorized Uses Of Debit Card On A Single Day Son Alerts Home Care Agency Of Suspicious Transactions Civil Remedies Available To Victims And Families As a recent case discussed below illustrates, the unauthorized use of credit or debit cards of elderly persons is a common form of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Penalties For Accessing Funds Loss Of Control Of Investment Sales Commissions And Contract Fees Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against deferred annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Popular talk show advisor Suze […]