Monthly Archives: June 2020

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolated Seniors Are Prey To Greedy Caregivers The Effects Can Be Devastating Greedy caregivers who steal from their elderly patients will really stop at nothing once they get started. Often, the theft begins slowly with relatively small amounts of cash or unauthorized purchases. Almost inevitably, the theft escalates. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understand Returns, Costs, and Penalties Resist Hard Sell Tactics Especially “Free Lunch” Seminars! Our litigators recommend against annuities for any older consumers because commissions and fees are high, returns on your money are calculated to benefit the carrier not you, and the contracts tie up your money for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Environmental and Securities Fraud by Biofuel Industry Whistleblower Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Private citizens who bring any kind of fraud against the government to light are rewarded under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA), when the government recovers. The fraud may include false […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER U.S. 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020 Staying In Touch More Important Than Ever Elders Suffering From COVID-19 Today, June 15, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Each year, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day reminds us of the shared values of elder justice and improving quality of life for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Wants Whistleblower Help Blowing The Whistle On Fraud Bringing Securities, Lending, and Banking Fraud to Light The government rewards citizens who blow the whistle on any kind of fraud perpetrated by financial institutions like banks, brokerage firms, and mortgage lenders. Often, a single fraudulent scheme, like violating […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Of The Most Vulnerable Predators Exploit The Dying Time and again our litigators see cases where caregivers and others financially exploit seniors suffering from terminal illness, and steal from them right up until death. These predators will take cash, write checks, open safes, forge documents, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER All Nursing Home Residents At Risk Pandemic Magnifies Training and Staffing Problems Bedridden Patients Particularly at Risk Data so far suggests that a staggering share of COVID-19 deaths in the United States are of nursing home patients. These persons are vulnerable to practically any virus of course but […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dangers of Premium Payment Loans Tax Consequences Borrowing against a whole life insurance policy can have serious economic and tax consequences down the road if policyholders are not careful. Insurance agents use the fact that policyholders can borrow against the cash value of whole life policies as part […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Can Strike Any Senior High Achievers Vulnerable Too Dangers In Covering Up Cognitive Impairment Financial elder abuse can strike any senior, rich or poor, man or woman, living at home or in a care facility. Financial predators such as insurance agents, financial planners, and caregivers […]