Category: San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Forged Or Altered Checks Prior Criminal History Of Unlicensed Caregiver Caught Trying To Cash Large Check Day After Senior Dies 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 Case Example Of Alleged Theft By POA Unauthorized Withdrawals Totaling $120,000 Prison Sentence And Restitution To Victim’s Heirs Individuals with financial powers of attorney (POAs) for someone else have full legal authority over that person’s financial affairs, unless the instrument limits their power in some way.  The scope […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Have Disadvantages For Seniors Surrender/Withdrawal Penalties Make For Costly Exits Returns Eroded By Fees, Participation Rates And Caps 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Made 130 Unauthorized Transactions On Card Over $20,000 In Unauthorized Charges Allegedly Used Credit Card While Victim Hospitalized Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest and greedy caregivers is one of the most pervasive forms of financial elder abuse.  Reports of caregiver fraud and abuse appear almost […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Example Of Recent Case With Allegations Of Threats Victim Financial Abuse Reportedly Left Victim Without Funds To Pay Rent Victim’s Granddaughter Reported Suspicious Transactions Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest and greedy caregivers is one of the most pervasive forms of financial elder abuse.  Reports of caregiver […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Attorney/CPA/Investment Advisor Allegedly Embezzled $2 Million Falsely Promised Seniors High Returns Funneled Investor Money Into Personal Accounts Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents seniors themselves who are victims of financial elder abuse and the children or other next of kin of deceased seniors who have been financially exploited.  Often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reports Of Financial Elder Abuse Rising At Alarming Rate Steps For Protecting Seniors Legal Remedies For Victims Of Financial Elder Abuse Reports of financial elder abuse of older Americans are rising at an alarming rate across the country. Financial exploitation of older Americans is not the inevitable consequence […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complaint Alleges Altered Checks And Forgeries Victim’s Account Allegedly Overdrawn By Caregiver’s Fraudulent Checks Unauthorized Debit Card Use Also Alleged We cannot emphasize strongly enough how important it is to keep checks, ATM/Debit cards, and cash away from caregivers or other strangers who enter a senior’s home.  Nor […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsifying Paychecks and Time Cards Five-Years Probation And Restitution Pursuing Civil Remedies Cash, checks and credit cards can disappear quickly whenever a dishonest stranger or caregiver enters an elderly person’s home.  It may be a one-time theft or a more sustained theft through writing checks or using credit […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Powers of Attorney Grant Broad Authority How POA Authority Gets Abused Remedies For Injured Seniors 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 […]