Category: Financial Exploitation

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Online Access To Social Security Benefits Dementia Sufferers And Invalid Powers of Attorney Seeking Justice For Injured Seniors When seniors suffer a stroke, are hospitalized, or experience deepening dementia, the risk of financial elder abuse becomes very high.  The San Diego County and California elder abuse attorneys at […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Federal Prison Sentence For Defrauding Elderly Couple $1.6 Million Scheme Allegedly Lasted Two Years Thousands Of Phone Calls To Older Couples Produced Hundreds Of Transfers Financial elder abuse is sometimes a single event or transaction but more commonly it is a sustained scheme playing out over time. Reports […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness To Prevent Elder Abuse Act 1 in 10 People Over 60 Experience Abuse Prevalence Much Higher For People With Dementia Disorders Both sides of the aisle in Congress recently united to pass legislation intended to add in the protection for Alzeheimer’s sufferers against elder abuse.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 92-Year-Old Bachelor Changes Estate Plan Shortly Before Death Old Girlfriend Reenters His Life And Ends Up With Everything Allegations Of Exploitation, Manipulation And Shady Deals Financial elder abuse can strike any older person, rich or poor, male or female, living at home or in an institution.  Caregivers, strangers, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors At Greatest Risk Pick Up On Common Warning Signs Get Help From Counsel Financial exploitation of seniors is an all-too-common form of elder abuse that is believed to cost older Americans an estimated $3 billion annually and perhaps much more.  The economic toll is only the tip […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Offers Important Suggestions For Senior Investors Know The Investment Professional Or Salesman You Deal With Ask Questions And Never Be Rushed Into Decisions The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in recent years has focused considerable enforcement efforts on financial elder abuse and fraudulent investment schemes aimed […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial, Physical, Sexual And Emotional Elder Abuse  Millions Of Older Americans Abused Every Day Look For Signs And Get Elder Counsel Assistance Physical abuse and financial abuse of seniors is really increasing in these troubling times.  Seniors are caught between two very dangerous trends: the economic downturn which […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Brokers Target Senior Investors Through Advance Fee Frauds Be Wary Of Unregistered Offerings Greedy Promoters And Brokers Target Seniors  Greedy stock promoters, financial advisors and brokers target senior investors in particular with investment opportunities offering above-market interest rates.  For the most part, these offerings are unregistered and may […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Of Seniors With Dementia The Devastating Toll Legislation To Prevent Elder Abuse  Elder abuse takes a devastating toll particularly on those seniors afflicted with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.  Those who live with Alzheimer’s or other dementia are not typically able to clearly communicate […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Incidents Of Financial Elder Abuse Up Complexity Of Cases Grows Too How Elder Abuse Counsel Can Help  Some regions of the United States are reporting over 100% increases in incidents of reported financial exploitation of seniors.  Elder advocates estimate that roughly only 1 in 14 cases of financial […]