Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Important Elder Protections Under The Law Provisional Remedies To Protect Seniors Attorneys’ Fees Awards Financial elder abuse is a crime and grounds for a civil lawsuit for damages under California law.  See Cal. Penal Code § 368 (crime of elder abuse) and Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Transfers Out Of 73-Year-Old Client’s Account Money Withdrawn For Personal Use Advisor Faces Up To 20 Years In Prison Access to a senior’s bank or investment account is an irresistible temptation for unscrupulous advisors and brokers.  Sometimes the advisor is a new acquaintance of the senior but sometimes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Federal Grand Jury Returns 11-Count Indictment Elderly Investors Allegedly Gave Suspect $12 Million To Invest Money Allegedly Spent On Suspect’s Lavish Lifestyle Financial elder abuse by financial advisors, brokers, investment promoters and others ranges from one-off fraud against individual seniors to fraudulent schemes that target seniors as a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Access To Funds And Unauthorized Trades And Transfers Dangers Of Delegating Account Control Recourse For Elder Victims And Families Whenever someone has access to your money there is a risk that your money may be taken.  The risk is especially high for seniors who may be too trusting […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Registered Broker Admits Stealing From 73-Year-Old Client Allegedly Convinced Client To Open Joint Account Unauthorized Withdrawals Over Two-Year Period Fraud against older investors by their financial advisors and brokers has become an all too frequent occurrence in recent years.  Unscrupulous advisors use an older client’s memory problems, loss […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2021 Staying In Touch More Important Than Ever Post-Pandemic Steps For Protecting Seniors Today, June 15, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.  World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was launched on June 15, 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Caregiver Theft  Of Jewelry, Gold And Valuables Multiple Victims According To Police  Theft Risk From In-Home And Facility Caregivers Many older people maintain their independence right up until the end of life.  But that is not the case for most – most seniors will require some kind […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Ingrid M. Evans On Financial Elder Abuse And Fraud Financial Exploitation of Seniors By Caretakers, Insurance Agents And Others The founder of Evans Law Firm, Inc., Ingrid M. Evans, was recently interviewed on The Attorney Post on the subject of financial elder abuse.  From the very beginning of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Four Years Of Alleged Theft Authorities Allege Forged Checks And Checks To “Cash” Victim’s Trust Dissolved And Allegedly Paid Over To Caregiver Financial elder abuse by caregivers can range from the one-time theft of cash or an unauthorized use of a credit card to sustained embezzlement over years, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Greedy Caregivers Strike Quickly Seizing Accessible Cash And ATM Cards Hiding Bank Statements To Cover Up Theft Anytime a stranger enters the home of an elderly person, there is a risk of financial elder abuse. Caregivers especially have access to everything in an elder individual’s home and time […]