Category: Los Angeles financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Reportedly Victim’s “Friend” Who “Assisted” Her Daily Running Errands With Senior’s Credit Cards  Suspicious Charges Reported To Police By Victim’s Guardian Isolated seniors are the most vulnerable to financial abuse because they have no one to watch over their accounts and help them keep track of their […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Spotting Power Of Attorney Abuse How Agents Use POAs To Enrich Themselves Stopping And Suing For POA Abuse A power of attorney is a document authorizing one or more people (“agent(s)” or “attorney(s)-in-fact”)) to act on behalf of another (the “principal”) in financial or medical matters. Financial powers of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Victim Suffers From Lou Gehrig’s Disease Caregiver Accused Of Choking Victim Stolen Cash And Other Abuse Allegations Physical abuse or neglect of an elder is often coupled with financial abuse, as the allegations in one reported case, discussed below, reveal.  Greedy caregivers, intent on stealing a senior […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Subject To Physical And Financial Abuse Multiple Charges Brought Against Caregiver Charges Include Theft And Reckless Endangerment Sadly, there are dishonest persons hired as in-home caregivers for the elderly who spend their time stealing from their patients instead of caring for them.  Incidents of caregiver abuse often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Over $300,000 Missing From Elderly Couple’s Accounts Numerous Unauthorized Online Transfers Additional Forgery Charges  Seniors under the care of in-home caregivers or other strangers in their homes are particularly vulnerable to financial elder abuse. This kind of financial elder abuse often takes the form of stolen valuables (jewelry […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Aggressive Sales Tactics By Agents Always Review With Another Professional And Family Legal Protections For Senior Consumers 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. Deferred annuities […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Stealing Over $700,000 Allegedly Falsified Business Loan Applications Kept Victim Isolated We cannot emphasize strongly enough that it is always a mistake to involve a caregiver in a senior’s finances.  Always.  Even if the caregiver is an honest person, he or she likely knows little about […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Forged Or Altered Checks For Years Unlicensed Caregiver Had Prior Criminal History Allegedly Cashed Large Check Day After Senior Died Older victims lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. As many […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $300,000 Missing From Accounts Of Two Dementia Patients Residents Of Assisted Care Facility  Bills Unpaid, Threatening Their Eviction Powers of Attorney (POAs) are incredibly important – and powerful – legal instruments.  Sometimes, they are absolutely essential when the principal needs their appointed agent to take over the principal’s […]

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 […]