ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft On Elderly Victim Forged Checks Alleged Preventing Caregiver Fraud While all seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse, those who are alone and under the care of an in-home caregiver are particularly at risk if the caregiver is a dishonest person looking to take […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Broad Powers Of A POA Risks Of Abuse 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 decisions and health care […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud Falsified Checks Alleged Preventing Caregiver Fraud Falsification of time sheets by paid caregivers is one of the ways dishonest caregivers financially exploit older persons. Altering their paychecks to make them greater is another.  Using debit and credit cards repeatedly is yet another.  Outright […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud Dementia Victim Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud While theft from any person is a crime, when the victim is over 65 any theft is also criminal financial elder abuse and grounds for civil liability against the person who took the property. According to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Redirecting Victim’s Pension And Social Security Benefits Online Access To Benefit Profiles And Deposit Instructions Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud Dishonest caregivers with internet access may gain access to a senior’s pension or Social Security benefit profiles with just a few pieces of important information like the senior’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Powers Of Attorney Used To Steal From Seniors Case Example Of Financial Elder Abuse By power Of Attorney Abuse Remedies For Victims And 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Kickbacks Allegedly Made By Remote Patient Monitoring Provider Government Alleged Unlawful Payments To Marketer How Qui Tam Cases Work Healthcare providers in the U.S., including sellers of medical products and devices, hospitals and clinics, are subject to a number of statutes to prevent any fraudulent billing under government […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Billed For Hospice Case For Patients Not Terminally Ill Former Employee Blew Whistle How Qui Tam Cases Work Healthcare providers in the U.S., including hospice service providers, sellers of medical products and devices, hospitals and clinics, are all subject to a number of statutes to prevent any […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Alleged Caregiver Fraud Prior Criminal History Alleged Preventing Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft Financial elder abuse has become a national epidemic. As many as one in 10 vulnerable adults are potential targets, according to federal officials, and their financial predators are most often caregivers or other persons […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Debit Card Use Alleged Victim Resided In Assisted Care Facility Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud Unauthorized debit card and ATM transactions are common forms of financial elder abuse perpetrated on older persons. Dishonest persons working for seniors in their homes as caregivers are all too frequently perpetrators […]