ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Holding Facility Owners Responsible Torture And Murder Of Elderly Resident Civil Lawsuits Against Those Responsible Patients in nursing homes and assisted care facilities are at risk of intentional abuse, neglect, negligence, or abandonment by aides, staff and owners in the very facilities where families expect their loved ones […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsified PPP Loan Applications Small Business Administration Targets Ineligible Recipients  PPP Small Business Loan Fraud Under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., the federal government rewards whistleblowers who present credible information of false claims under government programs (like Medicare and Medicaid) or false […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When Caregivers Steal Credit Cards Identity Theft And Unauthorized Charges Preventing Caregiver Theft Studies show that economic downturns invariably give rise to more cases of financial elder abuse. Whether it’s desperation or the increased isolation of seniors, cases of financial elder abuse are up decidedly in this pandemic. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Include Senior Loved Ones This Labor Day Zoom Or Facetime If Personal Visit Still Not Safe Check In With Seniors Every Holiday Happy Labor Day to all our readers especially after this strangest of summers. We at Evans Law Firm hope you remember senior loved ones today and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors Targeted For Unsuitable Insurance Or Investments Always Get A Second Opinion When it comes to the sale of deferred annuities to seniors, inappropriate sales practices can occur in many ways and come from a variety of sources. “Free lunch” investment seminars may be on hold right now […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Any Senior Can Be A Victim Isolated Seniors Are Most At Risk What To Watch Out For Statistics show that seniors are vulnerable to financial fraud and isolated seniors are at particular risk. These risks are intensified as we shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Caregivers, spouses, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Rewards Whistleblowers Whistleblower Rewards and Protections Created By Dodd-Frank Act Multiple Agencies May Be Involved In Your Case The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rewards individuals who provide original information of fraudulent trading schemes in commodities like gold or other precious metals. See […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Agents Target Seniors For Unsuitable Insurance Or Investments Beware The Hype And Get A Second Opinion “Free lunch” investment seminars may be on hold right now during the pandemic but insurance agents still have products to sell, some of which may be unsuitable for seniors. Our financial elder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Targets Offshore Tax Avoidance And Other Tax Evasion Schemes Billions Lost Every Year To Tax Fraud Whistleblowers Rewarded For Assistance Over the past several years, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has targeted offshore tax avoidance as perhaps the largest drain year after year on tax revenue. Corporations […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Financial Abusers Target Older Investors Protecting Your Loved Ones Elderly men and women are vulnerable to financial elder abuse from multiple directions – including from their trusted financial advisors. Or the abuser may be an insurance agent selling an expensive and unsuitable insurance product, a caregiver stealing […]