Category: San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surveillance Footage Captures Suspicious Activity Search Reveals Resident’s Checkbook At Caregiver’s Home Facility Manager Reported Residents Missing Credit Cards When the victim of any theft is over 65 that theft also constitutes criminal financial elder abuse and grounds for civil liability against the person who took the property. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Multiple Elder Victims Of Fraudulent IRA Scheme Victims Lost All Retirement Savings Arbitration Panel Awards Victims $12 Million  Financial elder abuse can strike anyone either when a predator targets them individually or when they are part of a larger financial elder abuse scheme injuring multiple victims.  A Los […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Forgery And Unauthorized Charges Lack Of Oversight Cited Protecting Nursing Home Residents For every senior residing in an assisted care or skilled nursing facility there is a very real danger of financial elder abuse of nursing home residents by the staff and administrators of the very homes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER All Seniors Are At Risk Common Red Flags Of Financial Elder Abuse Steps To Protect Older Loved Ones Unscrupulous financial advisors and stockbrokers have access to customer accounts and may use that access to steal from clients, especially elderly clients who may not catch irregularities in their accounts. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 14-Year Prison Sentence For Caregiver Charges Of Sexual Assault And Theft Three Elderly Sexual Assault Victims Seniors and dependent persons under the care of in-home caregivers or residing in a care facility may be at risk of physical, sexual and/or emotional abuse and at the same time financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Stole Seniors’ Retirement Assets Advisor Faces Up To 37 Years In Prison 15 Elderly Or Dependent Adult Victims Persons with direct access to a senior’s finances include individuals acting by power of attorney, or as trustee, guardian, conservator, broker, insurance agent, accountant, or other financial advisor to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Friend Discovers Suspicious Activity Credit Card Purchases And Cash Withdrawals Suspicious Activity On Victim’s Credit Report Theft from any person is a crime, but when the victim is over 65 any theft is also criminal financial elder abuse and grounds for civil liability against the person who […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Misrepresentations And Omissions Investment Scheme Targeting Retirees Most Invested Funds Pocketed As Fees Insurance agents may exploit older consumers by selling them expensive and unsuitable insurance products, or even offer unregistered “investments” that are far beyond the insurance policies the agents are licensed to sell.  These investment “opportunities” […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Lincoln National OptiBlend® 10 Fixed Indexed Annuities The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, part of the Lincoln Financial Group, issues fixed indexed annuities in California under the trade name Lincoln National OptiBlend® 10 Fixed Indexed Annuities.  These contracts, like all deferred annuities, include complex rules regarding returns and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Siphoned $800,000 From Elderly Widow’s Account Accused Of Stealing Annuity Payments Allegedly Forged More Than 200 Checks Individuals who steal from and financially exploit seniors include in-home caregivers or persons directly involved with a senior’s finances such as by power of attorney, or as trustee, guardian, conservator, […]