ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Employee Blows Whistle On False Billing Allegations Of Overbilling And False Statements Realtor Will Receive $1.3 Million Reward The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA) allows individuals with knowledge of fraud against the government to bring actions (known as “qui tams”) to recover […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER World War II Veteran Resided In Senior Community Cash and Rolex Disappeared Police Arrest Caregiver On Suspicion Of Theft Theft from a victim is over 65 is straight theft but is also criminal financial elder abuse and grounds for civil liability against the person who took the property. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Neglect Of Patients In Hospice Programs And Care Facilities Forms And Dangers Of Neglect How To Spot Neglect  Nursing homes and hospice agencies are paid to care for the elderly and dying. Patients and their families rely on facility or agency staff to do the job they are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Stole Over Ten-Year Period Defendant Developed Close Relationship With Victim Hundreds Of Fraudulent Checks And Electronic Transfers Alleged Trustees, conservators, brokers, accountants, and other advisors have direct access to a senior’s finances and personal information like Social Security Numbers.  Dishonest persons in those capacities are in a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Against Electronic Health Record Vendor Vendor Allegedly Paid Kickbacks For Client Referrals Judge Awards $390,000 To Whistleblower Under the Biden Administration, the federal government has accelerated fraud enforcement around the False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. Enforcement is particularly focused on fraud in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deceptive Sales Practices Downsides of Deferred Annuities For Seniors Avoid High-Pressure Sales Tactics Insurance agents are paid significant sales commissions on sales of certain forms of deferred annuity insurance products.  Any high-pressure or deceptive tactics to sell these products, and sales of unsuitable annuities, violate the law and […]

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. […]