Category: San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Pension And Social Security Benefits Allegedly Stolen Benefit Profiles Changed Online Protecting Older Loved Ones Dishonest caregivers with internet access may gain access to a senior’s pension or Social Security benefit profiles with just a few pieces of important information like the senior’s date of birth and Social […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Recent Sentencing For Fraud On Senior Over $317,000 Stolen Protecting Seniors From Fraud Wiring money out of a senior’s bank accounts by online access to the accounts is a recurring form of financial elder abuse against older victims.  Whatever the “form” or frequency or size of financial elder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Victim’s Family Spots Suspicious Activity Protecting Seniors From Fraud California broadly defines what constitutes financial elder or dependent adult abuse: (a) “Financial abuse” of an elder or dependent adult occurs when a person or entity does any of the following: (1) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains real […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Stolen Checks And Unauthorized Debit Card Use Alleged Money Sent To CashApp Accounts Protecting Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Stolen checks and debit and credit cards are recurring forms of financial elder abuse by dishonest caregivers with access to checks and cards, and account PINs.  Whenever a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Redirected Social Security Benefits Unauthorized Online Access 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 a dishonest caregiver gains access to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victims Of Physical And Financial Abuse Case Example Of Multiple Elder Abuse Charges Remedies For Victims And Families A greedy, dishonest caregiver with control over a senior in their own home can subject the senior to both physical and financial elder abuse.  Indeed, physical abuse or neglect of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reported Case Example Online Transfers And Account Access Protecting Seniors Unauthorized online money transfers are a common form of financial elder abuse perpetrated on older persons. Dishonest persons working for seniors in their homes as caregivers are all too frequently perpetrators of this kind of fraud. If a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Powers Of Attorney Grant Broad Authority Over All Financial Matters The Risk Of POA Abuse Is Always There Examples Of Theft By Use Of Power Of Attorney Powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal documents that grant the agent appointed under the POA full legal authority […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Dishonest Caregivers Steal From Seniors Example Of What Can Happen Protecting Older Loved Ones From Fraud All seniors (persons over 65) are potential victims of financial elder abuse, but seniors under the care of in-home caregivers are especially vulnerable when a dishonest person is in their home […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Certified Nursing Assistance Arrested Accused Of Unauthorized Debit Card Use Protecting Older Loved Ones Unauthorized use of credit and debit cards is a recurring form of financial elder abuse on seniors by dishonest caregivers and others with access to the cards. Whatever the timing or form of financial […]