Category: San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Entrusted To Pay Victim’s Bills Unpaid Rent Leads To Eviction Caregiver Allegedly Stole Thousands All seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse, but isolated seniors living under the care of in-home caregivers are sadly particularly at risk. Caregiver fraud/caregiver theft is a recurring form of elder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers Accused Of Stealing Millions Family of Deceased 91-Year-Old Sues Millionaire Had Only $200 Left At Death Caregiver theft from older persons ranges from petty theft of less than $100 here and there to grand scale theft of everything a senior has. A recent case in San Francisco, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Removed Elderly Woman From Care Facility Allegedly Changed Accounts To Joint Accounts Family Notified Authorities Of Account Changes Online access to an elderly person’s financial accounts is a frequent means of financial elder abuse by caregivers or others who gain online access to a senior’s accounts. Online […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In-Home Caregiver Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Elderly Couple Check Forgeries, Unauthorized Online Money Transfers And Other Crimes Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Allowing strangers in your home is never a good idea. Particularly if you’re an older person who lives alone. Whenever a dishonest caregiver […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Pension and Social Security Benefits Redirected Online Access To Change Deposit Instructions Protecting Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Anonymous online access to pension or Social Security benefit profiles or phone impersonations of seniors are frequent ploys by caregivers intent on stealing from unsuspecting older persons. Whenever […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 94-Year-Old Victim Of Alleged Caregiver Fraud Family Alerted Police Of Suspicions Protecting Older Loved Ones And Pursuing Remedies Falsification of time sheets by paid caregivers is one of the ways dishonest caregivers financially exploit older persons. Altering their paychecks to make them greater is another.  Using debit and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsified Timesheets And Excessive Payments Time Discrepancies Discovered By Family Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud Seniors with in-home caregivers are at risk of fraud and theft if the individuals working in the home are dishonest. Caregiver fraud/caregiver theft is sadly a recurring form on financial elder abuse throughout […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Alleged Caregiver Fraud Authorities Say Caregiver Had Prior Criminal History Family Detects Fraud After Loved One’s Death Financial elder abuse has become a national epidemic. As many as one in 10 vulnerable adults are potential targets, according to federal officials, and their financial predators are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Broad Authority Under Powers Of Attorney Abuse By Self-Dealing Liability Of Appointed Agents For Wrongdoing Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, and medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority over medical decisions […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Falsifying Checks And Timesheets Protecting Seniors From Fraud All seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse, but those seniors living at home under the care of an in-home caregiver are at an increased risk of financial elder abuse because they have a stranger in their […]