ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Blowing The Whistle On Fraud CFTC Announces Large Whistleblower Award The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rewards individuals who provide original information to the CFTC about fraudulent trading schemes in futures, options, foreign currency, virtual currency and commodities like gold […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understand The Drawbacks Annuities Are Insurance Policies Not Investments Do Not Be Rushed Into A Sale Insurance agents use market downturns like the one we saw in March to push fixed indexed annuities as a “safe” alternative for retirement savings. Don’t let an agent sell you anything until […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Checks, and Personal Information Caregivers Steal Property and Identity Preventing Caregiver Theft In-home caregivers have access to a senior’s cash, bank accounts, other valuables and perhaps worst of all confidential information that provides access to accounts or impersonation of a senior in financial matters. In one recently […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Trust Disputes: Invalid Trusts and Breaches of Fiduciary Duty Fighting Against Trustee Misconduct Many Californians create trusts to hold assets to allow continuity of financial management if they become incapacitated. Trusts are a good way to protect assets, but when a settlor suffers from cognitive impairment, a greedy […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Remember Senior Loved Ones and Friends On The Fourth Holidays Are Important Times To Check In With Seniors Happy Fourth of July!  We at Evans Law Firm wish you a happy and safe holiday, especially this year as we all emerge (slowly) from shelter in place. We hope […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Submissions For Relief Defraud The Government Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Government relief programs often follow disasters like the 2017 North Bay Fires or Hurricane Katrina, and with of course good reason. But whenever government money is available, there seems to be no shortage of persons using […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Checks, and Caregivers The Danger of Checking Accounts in Easy Reach Preventing Caregiver Theft In-home caregivers have access to a senior’s cash, bank accounts, important papers and other valuables if you don’t take precautions to prevent such access. Greedy caregivers strike quickly and one of their schemes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Offshore Tax Avoidance And Other Tax Evasion Schemes Billions Lost To Tax Fraud Whistleblowers Rewarded For Assistance Over the past several months, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced several new enforcement initiatives against tax evaders. One was the creation of a special task force of agents dedicated exclusively […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Contractors May Defraud The Government Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Contractors who defraud the government in connection with federally funded construction projects or other government orders for work projects or goods violate the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA). Private citizens who report […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors Targets of Financial Elder Abuse If You’re a Victim, We Can Help Unscrupulous stockbrokers, insurance agents, financial advisors and retirement planners prey on seniors with “opportunities” of higher returns in a low-interest-rate environment. Be careful. Annuities or high-risk investments are unsuitable for seniors and can lead to […]